Choosing Potato Varieties. Part 3

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Variety Radonezh

Breeding CJSC "Vsevolozhskaya Breeding Station". Zoned in 2006.

Medium early. A promising variety for dining purposes. Tubers are oval, creamy with pink spots, small red eyes, sometimes not colored. The pulp of the tuber is creamy, does not darken when cutting. The corolla of the flower is white. Starch content 14-17.6%. The taste is excellent. Productivity 250-480 kg / ha. Marketability 95%. The mass of a commercial tuber is 100-125 g. The number of tubers under a bush is 10-15 pcs.

The variety is resistant to cancer, golden potato nematode. Variety value: high marketability, good taste, resistance to golden potato nematode.

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Variety Inspiration

Breeding LLC "Breeding firm" LiGA ". Zoned in 2006. Medium early table variety. Productivity 500-600c / ha. Starch content 14-19%. Good taste. The pulp is white, dense, does not darken when cut. Tubers are oval, pink, eyes are small, red. The variety is resistant to cancer, golden potato nematode, late blight resistance is above average. It is relatively resistant to common scab, viral diseases, macrosporiosis. The keeping quality of tubers is good.

Variety Charm

Breeding LLC "Breeding firm" LiGa ". Variety testing has been underway since 2006. The variety is mid-season, universal. Productivity 400-500 kg / ha. Starch content 17-21%. Taste excellent, boiled tubers are semi-crumbly. The pulp is slightly yellow, does not darken when cut. The tubers are yellow, round-oval, the eyes are very small. Keeping quality is good. The variety is resistant to cancer, golden potato nematode, relatively resistant to late blight, viral diseases, common scab. These potatoes are suitable for making mashed potatoes, chips.

Variety Naiad

Breeding LLC "Breeding firm" LiGa ". Zoned in 2004. A mid-season variety for table use and for processing into crispy potatoes. The tubers are yellow. The eyes are small. The pulp is white. The corolla of the flower is red-violet. Productivity 350-470 c / ha. Marketability 82-90%. The mass of the marketable tuber is 70-120 g. Starch content is 12-25%. Medium to good taste. Good preservation in winter. Resistant to crayfish and golden potato nematode. Moderately resistant to tops and moderately resistant to late blight in tubers, moderately resistant to viral diseases, common scab. Variety value: nematode resistance and suitability for processing into crispy potatoes.

Variety League

Breeding LLC "Breeding firm" LiGa ". Zoned in 2008. Early ripe, productive, small-tuber variety. Resistant to cancer, golden potato nematode, moderately susceptible to late blight of leaves, moderately susceptible to late blight of tubers. Recommended for use in garden plots.

Santa variety

Medium early. Low susceptibility to internal injury to tubers. The eyes are small enough. Productivity is good to very good. Sufficiently high dry matter content, mealy pulp. Slightly retarded initial development of tops, late development. Susceptible to late blight of leaves, slight susceptibility to late blight of tubers. Immunity to viruses A, X, Y and synchitrious cancer of potato tubers. Resistant to A, B, C, and D types of golden potato nematode.

Fresco variety

Selections of Germany. A universal variety, early. Productivity 200-450 kg / ha. Tubers are round-oval, yellow peel, light yellow flesh, small eyes, marketable tuber weight 100-130 g. Plant of medium height, white flowers. Marketability 88-99%, keeping quality 78-93%. Resistant to cancer, golden potato nematode, moderately resistant to viruses, rhizoctonia, common scab, susceptible to late blight in leaves, relatively resistant to late blight in tubers. Variety value: early production, nematode resistance, suitability for processing.

Latona variety

Breeding "ZPC" Netherlands (1998). Early grade. Resistant to cancer and nematodes, moderately susceptible to late blight. The tubers are yellow, round-oval, with superficial eyes and light yellow flesh. Does not boil over. Not resistant to common scab.

Variety Velox

Selections "Solana" (Germany). Early grade. The bush is medium, medium branched, the leaves are medium, the flowering is not abundant, the flowers are reddish. The color of the skin of the tubers is yellow, the color of the pulp is pale yellow, the shape is oval. Suitable as table potatoes and for processing into French fries. The growing season is 70-75 days. The number of tubers in the bush is average. The shelf life of potatoes is good. Good taste. The cooking qualities are excellent. The starch content is about 14%. Resistant to potato cancer, potato nematode, late blight. Very resistant to common scab. It is very resistant to virus A, and resistant to virus Y. Very resistant to rhizoctonia, resistant to blackleg."

Alova variety

Breeding France (2007). Early, with high yield in the first digging.

Redstar variety

Breeding Netherlands. Medium early variety, suitable for making chips, French fries. The tuber is oval, the peel is red, smooth, the flesh is yellow. A bush of medium height, erect. The corolla of the flower is red-violet. The maximum yield is 240 kg / ha. Average tuber weight is 65-86 g. Storage stability is good, taste is good. Starch content 11-15.8%. Resistant to potato cancer, golden potato nematode, viral diseases, scab. Susceptible to late blight. Variety value: suitable for making chips, French fries. Resistant to golden potato nematode, viral diseases.

Redscarlet variety

Breeding "ZPC" Netherlands. Medium early variety for table use. The tuber is oval. The peel is red. The color of the pulp is yellow, does not change color after cooking. The depth of the eyes is small. The dry matter content is 20.3%. The rest period is long. The variety is resistant to potato golden nematode Ro 1, 4. It is resistant to potato cancer, susceptible to late blight in the tops, medium resistant in tubers. Moderately resistant to common scab.

Lisette variety

Bred in the Netherlands. Medium early grade. Tubers are oblong-oval. The pulp is yellow. The variety is multi-tuber, high-yielding. The taste is good. It is relatively resistant to late blight. Resistant to golden potato nematode. Not resistant to common scab.

Condor variety

Medium early red-skinned variety with high yields in various climates. Dining purpose. The tubers have a long oval shape, the flesh color is light yellow. The tubers are large, there are quite a few of them in one nest. Not resistant to potato nematode. Good resistance to U virus, leaf twisting, late blight of tops and tubers. Medium resistant to common scab.