"Tuscany" - tasty and productive potato of universal appointment.
It can be grown on different soils, the variety is suitable for personal subsidiary farms, farms, large industrial fields.
Shrubs are resistant to diseases and pests, tolerate the vagaries of the weather, and seed material does not degenerate for a long time.
Origin
Potato varieties "Tuscany" bred by German breeders. The originator is a Solana firm specializing in the production of promising hybrids of vegetables.
The grade is recommended for industrial or amateur cultivation, tubers can be planted on any soilin regions with a temperate continental sharply continental climate. Potatoes are suitable for sale, production of semi-finished products (frozen fries, soup mixes, chips).
Tuscany Potatoes: variety description and photo
Tuscany - high-yielding mid-season table variety.Vegetation period - 70-90 days.
Productivity depends on climatic conditions and nutritional value of the soil, fluctuates from 210 to 400 centners per hectare. Maximum recorded yield - 460 centners per hectare.
Potatoes ripen amicably, the first tubers can be broken in as early as mid-summer, but the main harvest should be postponed to the end of the growing season.
Harvested root vegetables well keptaccording to official data longevity reaches 93%. During storage, the tubers do not lose their commercial quality, frequent sorting is not required. Long distance transportation possible.
Bushes medium-sized, with moderately sprawling branches and abundant formation of green mass.
Leaves medium-sized, dark green, with weakly wavy edges and clearly traced veins.
Corollas compact, assembled from large, rapidly falling white flowers.
Berries are low.
Root system well developed, it forms under each bush 7-11 large potatoes. The number of non-competitive stuff is minimal.
Planting care is easy. Potatoes are recommended to be etched and treated with a growth stimulant, the soil is thoroughly loosened, cleaned of impurities, fertilized with humus or wood ash.Twice during the planting season, spud, while removing weeds. In the dry season, watering is recommended, this significantly increases the yield. A single top dressing with a full mineral complex or organic is possible.
The variety is resistant to potato cancer, golden cystocene nematode, scab, rhizoctoniosis, tuber rot, black leg. The resistance to late blight of the tubers and leaves is medium.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- excellent taste of ripe tubers;
- resistance to mechanical damage;
- unpretentiousness;
- tolerance to weather extremes;
- drought tolerance;
- short rest period;
- good yield;
- resistance to typical solanaceous diseases.
Characteristics of the root
- tubers are large, weighing from 90 to 125 g;
- round-oval shape;
- root vegetables are beautiful, neat, aligned in shape and size;
- the peel is light yellow, evenly colored, moderately thin, smooth;
- eyes are superficial, shallow, few, unpainted;
- the pulp on the cut is yellow or light yellow;
- starch content is low, ranging from 12 to 14%;
- dry matter content 19%;
- high content of protein, vitamins, beta carotene.
Potato has a pleasant taste, it is not too dry and not watery. Tubers when cutting do not darken, during cooking do not boil soft, keeping a beautiful light yellow color. Potatoes can be cooked, fried, stewed, baked, it is suitable for making mashed potatoes. It can be used for industrial purposes, root vegetables make good chips, frozen slices or sublimated mashed potatoes.
We offer you to get acquainted with the potato "Tuscany" in the photo:
Features of growing
Potatoes are undemanding to care. Light fertile soils are preferred, but planting in heavy loams is also possible.In this case, the soil should be fertilized with humus, and in the process of growing to feed the planting with complex mineral fertilizer.
Landing is carried out in fully warmed soil, the exact time depends on the region. The soil should be carefully loosened, the bushes are located at a distance of 30 cm from each other, with 60 cm row spacing. The depth is small, not more than 10 cm.
Potato moisture-lovingIt is advisable to consider a drip irrigation system. If this is not possible, planting at least 2 times per season with soil wetting by 50 cm. To maintain a normal humidity level, it is recommended to mulch the rows between straws or mowed grass.
An important point of care - hilling with the formation of high ridges.
Planting is recommended to feed once organic or complex mineral fertilizer. Nitrogen-containing complexes can not be abused, the tubers will be small and small. Useful and foliar top dressing with an aqueous solution of superphosphate.Shrubs are sprayed 10 days before harvest.
Diseases and pests
The variety is resistant to many dangerous diseases: potato cancer, golden cyst nematode, common scab, rhizoctoniosis. Rarely affected by late blight of tubers and leaves.
For the prevention of planting it is recommended to spray copper-containing drugs. To prevent the appearance of root rot or black legs will help in the soil wood ash during planting.
Fresh potato tops attract insect pests. Potatoes can be affected by Colorado beetles, aphids, spider mites.
Industrial insecticides help from flying insects. Protect planting from the wireworm can tuber treatment, disinfection of the soil before planting. When harvesting, it is important to select all tubers from the ground that can become a breeding ground for the larvae.
In the fight against the Colorado potato beetle will help chemicals: Aktara, Corado, Regent, Commander, Prestige, Lightning, Tanrek, Apache, Taboo.
Sort "Tuscany" - A great choice for lovers of high-quality potatoes of foreign breeding. The reputation of the company guarantees high yield, excellent taste and elegant appearance of tubers. Shrubs are resistant to diseases, do not require painstaking care, perfectly take root on any soil.
