Butte potato explained

Butte
Species:	Solanum tuberosum
Genus:	Solanum
Cultivar:	'Butte'

Butte is a potato cultivar that was released in 1977.^[1]

According to Charlie Nardozzi:^[2]

The cultivar is resistant to the lesion-causing nematode species Pratylenchus neglectus and Pratylenchus penetrans, but is susceptible to wilt disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae.^[3]

Bibliography

• Charlie Nardozzi. Vegetable Gardening for Dummies. John Wiley, 2009.

Notes and References

1. Pavek, J. . Corsini, D. . Douglas, D. . Ohms, R. . Garner, J. . McKay, H. . Stanger, C. . Vogt, G. . Sparks, W. . Kunkel, R. . Davis, J. . Walz, A. . Dallimore, C. . Augustin, J. . 1978. Butte: A long Russet potato variety with excellent dehydrating quality. American Journal of Potato Research. 55. 12. 685–690. 10.1007/BF02852142. 11033147 .
2. Nardozzi, 2009. Page 79
3. Davis, J.R. . Hafezi, S.L. . Sorenson, L.H. . 1992. Lesion nematode suppression with the butte potato and relationships to verticillium wilt . American Journal of Potato Research. 69. 6. 371–383. 10.1007/BF02877488. 11382579 .