It has high specific gravity and excellent crisp colour. Atlantic does not store well. Its other limitations are susceptibility to black spot bruising, internal brown spot, hollow heart and Common scab. Tuber set is often limited to five tubers per plant in the hot, growing areas of South Australia. French fry varieties Russet Burbank.
Tubers have high specific gravity and light fry colour after storage.
Plants are susceptible to stress which causes misshapen or hollow tubers and dark sugar ends when processed. It requires a uniform supply of soil moisture, nutrients and growing conditions to avoid knobbly and misshapen tubers and variable yields. The variety is susceptible to Target spot, Verticillium wilt, Leafroll virus and Virus Y. Shepody. It is susceptible to Powdery scab, virus mosaics and Pink rot. Plants are tolerant to heat stress and tubers bulk early.