Seed
potatoes are classified using various categories,
but they all measure the same thing: how many generations
removed the potatoes are from the original, pristine,
virus-free laboratory.
The finest seed potatoes begin as a culture in the
laboratory culture. The plants from those cultures
are used to produce mini-tubers, from which the first
generation of field seed potatoes are grown.
West
Edmonton Seed Potatoes grows seed only to
the Elite-2 level, ensuring that seed potatoes shipped
from the farm maintain close to laboratory purity,
as field tests demonstrate.
Seed
from West Edmonton Seed Potatoes
is shipped across North America. Purchasers in other
jurisdictions can compare seed from WESP
against the classifications in their areas, using
this chart, prepared by the Potato Association of
America.
The
abbreviations mean: |
G
= Generation
F = Foundation
C = Certified
E = Elite
N = Nuclear
P = Pre-Elite
FU = Foundation Uihlein
FG = Foundation Generation
|
|
Region |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Canada |
PE
|
E-1 |
E-2 |
E-3 |
E-4 |
F |
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Oregon
Michigan |
N |
G-1 |
G-2 |
G-3 |
G-4 |
G-5 |
Montana
Washington
Utah |
N |
G-1 |
G-2 |
G-3 |
G-4 |
- |
| Maine |
N-1 |
N-2 |
N-3 |
G-1 |
G-2 |
G-3 |
California
Nebraska |
N |
G-1 |
G-2 |
G-3 |
F |
C |
| Colorado |
G-1 |
G-2 |
G-3 |
G-4 |
G-5 |
G-6 |
| New
York |
Uihlein
Farm |
Uihlein
Farm |
FU-1 |
FU-2 |
FU-3 |
F |
| Wisconsin |
U
of W Farm |
U
of W Farm |
FG-1 |
FG-2 |
FG-3 |
FG-4 |
|
|
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