Dakchip: A white-skinned chipping cultivar

North Dakota State University announces the name of a new potato to be called Dakchip. Dakchip is a medium maturing cultivar with chip quality quite comparable to Norchip but better than Kennebec. This new cultivar has round to oblong white skinned tubers and has an excellent plant type and growth. Dakchip is comparable to Kennebec in yield but higher than Norchip. Dakchip has moderate resistance to late blight but is susceptible to most potato viruses and some races of scab.