Spartan Pearl: A widely adapted, high yielding white skin potato cultivar

Spartan Pearl (MS700-83) is a round white potato selected from a cross between Atlantic and Michibonne (MS709) in 1978. It has smooth, round white uniformly sized tubers. The skin has a light netting and shallow eyes that are well distributed on the tuber. Spartan Pearl produces yields comparable to Atlantic with medium specific gravity and has a maturity slightly earlier than Norchip. It has good fresh market potential, chips out of field, and is suited for short-term chip storage at 50 F. It has minimal internal defects and its internal quality is superior to Atlantic. A transcript of an electrophoretic fingerprint is provided to assist in cultivar identification.