Potato leaf vs regular leaf

nancyruhl · May 1, 2012

I have a lot of confusion about this and I know that you knowledgable folks can help. A couple of years ago, I purchased seed for Lindas Faux, a potato leaf version of Akers West Virginia that was introduced a couple of years ago. Then there is KBX, potato leaf version of Kelloggs Breakfast, that is touted to have better growth and production. A few years ago, I found a couple of potato leaf seedling amoung my Granny Cantrells German Red. Needing all the help with leaf diseases I can get, I selected for them. Now about 98% are potato leaf. This year, about half of the Purple Dog Creeks came up potato leaf. Tatianastomatobase clearly states regular leaf. I will grow out both versions this year and note the differences in production, growth, and disease resistance.

Is this a normal occurance and should I be doing this kind of selection? If a variety stabilizes to potato leaf, which Granny Cantrells has, is it a more desirable plant?

May 1, 2012	#1
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	Potato leaf vs regular leaf I have a lot of confusion about this and I know that you knowledgable folks can help. A couple of years ago, I purchased seed for Lindas Faux, a potato leaf version of Akers West Virginia that was introduced a couple of years ago. Then there is KBX, potato leaf version of Kelloggs Breakfast, that is touted to have better growth and production. A few years ago, I found a couple of potato leaf seedling amoung my Granny Cantrells German Red. Needing all the help with leaf diseases I can get, I selected for them. Now about 98% are potato leaf. This year, about half of the Purple Dog Creeks came up potato leaf. Tatianastomatobase clearly states regular leaf. I will grow out both versions this year and note the differences in production, growth, and disease resistance. Is this a normal occurance and should I be doing this kind of selection? If a variety stabilizes to potato leaf, which Granny Cantrells has, is it a more desirable plant?