Pike is a variety of

potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

bred by the

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and Pennsylvania Experimental Stations in March 1996. This clone originated from a cross made in 1981, between 'Allegany' and ' Atlantic potato' varieties.Paul R. Wonning It is resistant to infection by golden nematode,

common scab Common scab is a plant disease of root and tuber crops caused by a small number of '' Streptomyces'' species, specifically '' S. scabies'', '' S. acidiscabies'', '' S. turgidiscabies'' and others. Common scab mainly affects potato ...

, golden necrosis, and foliage infection by

Phytophthora ''Phytophthora'' (from Greek (''phytón''), "plant" and (), "destruction"; "the plant-destroyer") is a genus of plant-damaging oomycetes (water molds), whose member species are capable of causing enormous economic losses on crops worldwide, a ...

. Pike is intended to be used agriculturally, specifically for use in

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Botanical features

* Specific gravity comparable to 'Atlantic' * Produce light-colored chips after storage * Full season variety *

Tubers Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing s ...

are skin color with flaky surface * Tuber shape is round * Plants are medium height * Leaves are medium green * Three pairs per leaf for leaflets * Anthers are orange, broad cone

References

Potato cultivars {{potato-stub