Released by North Dakota in 1987. Russet Norkotah is an early to medium maturity cultivar grown primarily for the fresh market. Yields are medium and tuber specific gravity is low to medium. Leaves are medium in size, open and slightly pubescent. Buds are slightly pigmented, corolla is white and anthers are yellow-orange.
Tubers are long to oblong, smooth, russeted and have shallow, bright golden eyes.
Tuber flesh is white, dormancy is medium and sprouts are white with some purple pigment at the tip. Russet Norkotah has a very attractive general appearance with a high percentage of U.S. No. 1 tubers. Tuber shape and type are very desirable for the count-carton market. The variety is not well suited for processing. It is adaptable to many of the growing areas.