Russet Burbank

Russet Burbank is a long, russet-skinned potato cultivar selected from Burbank potatoes in the United States. Its dry, starchy flesh suits baking, frying, and commercial processing.

French fries: French fries are strips of potato cooked by deep-frying, commonly served as a side dish or snack. Russet Burbank's high starch content and low moisture make it a major commercial frying potato.
Luther Burbank: Luther Burbank was an American horticulturist who developed numerous plant varieties through selection and breeding. The cultivar takes its name from the potato breeder whose seedling supplied its original stock.
Potato: The potato is a starchy underground stem tuber cultivated as a major food crop. Russet Burbank is one cultivated variety within this globally important crop.
Yukon Gold: Yukon Gold is a yellow-fleshed potato cultivar known for its buttery flavor and smooth texture. Its waxier texture suits boiling and mashing better than Russet Burbank's dry, fluffy flesh.
Potato late blight: Potato late blight is a destructive disease caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans. The cultivar's susceptibility to late blight makes disease management a significant production concern.
Baked potato: A baked potato is a whole potato cooked until its interior is soft and its skin is dry. The cultivar's large size and floury interior suit baking whole.
Burbank potato: Burbank potato is the potato cultivar from which Luther Burbank selected the Russet Burbank line. It is the parent cultivar named in Russet Burbank's origin story.
Potato tuber: A potato tuber is a swollen underground stem that stores nutrients and can produce new shoots. The harvested tubers are the plant part sold and eaten as Russet Burbank potatoes.
Atlantic potato: Atlantic is a potato cultivar developed for processing, especially potato chips. Its processing traits make it a chip-market alternative to Russet Burbank.
Potato wart: Potato wart is a serious soilborne disease caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum. Quarantine restrictions on potato wart can limit where Russet Burbank seed potatoes are grown and moved.

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Yukon Gold potatoCompared with: Its dry, floury flesh contrasts with Yukon Gold’s moist, creamy texture.