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Does the name of this new variety reflect Nordic pedigree or why did you select such name?
Sari,
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About the name Nordic October.
- The area I am growing my potatoes have been settled mostly by Nordic peoples.
- I have some Norwegian Viking in me from the I.O.M.
- A big part of the pedigree of this variety derives for NORth Dakota breeding lines.
- Pedigree includes Norland, Norchief and the female parent NorDonna.
- I checked the pedigree background and I can't find a classic Nordic potato variety in the mix.
- I have a habit of naming new selections based on the female and male parents in that order. NorDonna crossed with Red October is shortened to Nor-October signifying the direction of the cross.
- I already have a Northern October variety.
- Nordic October sounds better because I am in virtual Nordic north country.
- I harvest in October when the fall colors are red red...
- My memory of a potato variety has structural recognition mnenomics.
- You wanted to know and I told you the gist of it.