Tobique,a new chipping variety

Tobique is a chipping variety with good yield and table quality. It is resistant to Verticillium wilt,Fusarium sambucinum, Fusarium coeruleum, and virus Y. Tobique was originated at Fredericton, New Brunswick and is a product of the potato breeding program of Agriculture Canada. This variety has been under test in New Brunswick for fifteen years as seedling F61025. It has also been tested extensively in the Maritime Provinces and throughout Canada through the facilities of regional and national evaluation trials. Tobique was selected from a cross between the variety Cariboo and Fredericton seedling F45019. Cariboo was introduced in British Columbia as a maincrop variety of distinctive appearance and bruise resistance; also with resistance toVerticillium alboatrum andPhoma rot. F45019 is a late blight resistant seedling with high dry matter. Pedigree: {ie419-01}