Understanding Clone Designations

Example: ATX91137-1Ru

  • ATX91137-1Ru : Breeding Program (Aberdeen, ID)
  • ATX91137-1Ru : Selection Site (Texas)
  • ATX91137-1Ru : Year of Cross (1991)
  • ATX91137-1Ru : Cross Number (137)
  • ATX91137-1Ru : Tuber Selection (1)
  • ATX91137-1Ru : Russet (Ru)

Location Codes

CodeBreeding ProgramSelection SiteOther
AAberdeen, IdahoAberdeen, Idaho n/a
ACAberdeen, IdahoColoradon/a
AOAberdeen, IdahoOregonn/a
AOAAberdeen, IdahoOregonAberdeen, Idaho
ATXAberdeen, IdahoTexasn/a
BTXBeltsville, MarylandTexasn/a
COColoradon/an/a
COAColoradoAberdeen, Idahon/a
NDANorth DakotaAberdeen, Idahon/a
NDTXNorth DakotaTexasn/a
NYNew Yorkn/an/a
PAProsser, WAAberdeen, Idahon/a
TCTexasColoradon/a
VCVauxhall, Alberta, Canadan/an/a

Miscellaneous Designations

  • PA95A11-14 : A = Chuck Brown’s system
  • PA97B3-2 : B = Chuck Brown’s system
  • A92584-3BB : BB = Bill’s Boiler
  • A93157-6LS : LS = Low Sugar
  • CO94165-3P/P : P/P = Purple skin and Purple flesh
  • A96741-2R : R = Red skin
  • CO94183-2R/R : R/R = Red skin and Red flesh
  • VC0967-2R/Y : R/Y = Red skin and Yellow flesh
  • TX1523-1Ru/Y : Ru/Y = Russet skin and Yellow flesh
  • A98295-3TE : TE = selected at the Tetonia station in Idaho
  • VC1009-1W/Y : W/Y = White skin and Yellow flesh
  • NDA5507-3YF : YF = Yellow Flesh