Dutch potatoes Innovator is one of the world's top ten varieties for cooking french fries and roasting in foil.
Possessing good taste, marketability, keeping quality, and high disease resistance, Innovator is successfully cultivated in agrofirms and farms.
This article provides a detailed description of the variety, its characteristics, peculiarities of cultivation and a tendency to diseases.
Pedigree
Innovator (Innovator) bred by Dutch company breeders H ZPPC Holland B.V. (HZPC Holland B.V.), which is the originator, patent holder and the main supplier of seed and seed tubers of the variety to the world market.
HZPC Holland B.V. occupies a leading position in the global seed potato market. Exports products to countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa.
Specializes in breeding varieties intended for sale in packaged form in supermarkets, culinary use in fast food chains, the production of chips, french fries.
In Russia implemented elite seed produced on the basis of a large seed branch located in the Leningrad region.In order to avoid rebirth, the accumulation of hidden viral diseases, all seed production belongs to groups E (elite), A (first reproduction).
In 2002, the potato variety Innovator was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 3.4, 5 regions (Central, Central Chernozemny, Volgo-Vyatsky). Has passed standardization in Moldova, Ukraine.
Description variety Innovator
| Grade name | Innovator |
| general characteristics | medium early table variety with a stable high yield |
| Gestation period | 75-85 days |
| Starch content | up to 15% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 120-150 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 6-11 |
| Yield | 320-330 c / ha |
| Consumer quality | good taste, badly boiled soft |
| Recumbency | 95% |
| Skin color | cream |
| Pulp color | light yellow |
| Preferred growing regions | Central, Volgo-Vyatka, Central Black Earth |
| Disease resistance | prone to rhizoctoniosis and golden potato cyst nematode |
| Features of growing | deep landing is recommended |
| Originator | HZPC Holland B.V. (Netherlands) |
- medium tall or tall shrub of a semi-upright, upright type, slightly sprawling;
- stem density is average;
- a leaf of light green coloring;
- leaf waviness is average;
- leaf open;
- tops are fast growing;
- abundant bloom;
- berry formation is weak;
- tuber shape from elongated-oval to long;
- small eyes, flat;
- potato peel Innovator light yellow, chestnut, cream. Rough to the touch;
- the flesh is light yellow. Does not change color when frozen and cooked.
Specifications
It belongs to the middle group. Reaches technical maturity 70-90 days after planting.
Low grade potato variety (group B). Intended for industrial processing, for frying in deep fat. Taste is rated from satisfactory to good.
Positioned by the manufacturer as high yielding stable variety. The average commercial yield exceeds the standard in Lugovskiy variety by 23-108 c / ha and is 155-319 c / ha. The maximum yield of 344 centners per hectare was collected in the Kirov region.
Commercial tubers weigh from 83 to 147 g. The starch content is 12-15%. Contains 21.3% dry matter. Low content of reducing sugars.
Compare this characteristic of potato, as the content of starch in it can be compared using the table below:
| Grade name | Starch content |
| Innovator | up to 15% |
| Lady claire | 11-16% |
| Labella | 13-15% |
| Riviera | 12-16% |
| Gala | 14-16% |
| Zhukovsky early | 10-12% |
| Melody | 11-17% |
| Alladin | up to 21% |
| Beauty | 15-19% |
| Mozart | 14-17% |
| Bryansk delicacy | 16-18% |
Marketability is 82-96%. Potato's storage capacity - 95%. The average period of rest. Potatoes transfers transportation without damage.
The table below shows the keeping quality of other varieties of potatoes:
| Grade name | Stickiness |
| Innovator | 95% |
| Bellarosa | 93% |
| Karatop | 97% |
| Veneta | 87% |
| Lorch | 96% |
| Margarita | 96% |
| Courage | 91% |
| Grenada | 97% |
| Vector | 95% |
| Sifra | 94% |
Merits
- drought-resistant;
- the potato is unassuming to the soil;
- during transportation and storage no dark spots, scratches, chips are formed;
- has great potential for processing industries;
- shows good results when grown from seed.
Diseases and pests
Good resistance to the tuber cancer virus. Immune to potato pale nematode. The average susceptibility to phytophthora of tops and leaves, tubers, scab. Potatoes are susceptible to cyst-forming golden potato nematode, rizontoniozy.
A photo
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Agrotechnology
Bred for industrial cultivation in large volumes of potatoes requires standard agrotechnical procedures. Planting material germinated in the light, plant greenery, vernalize, treated with stimulants, bactericidal and antiviral drugs.
To produce super early potatoes, germination begins 40-50 days before planting.
For this:
- Layer 2-3 cm lay out the seed tubers in boxes.
- Sprayed with water 1-2 times a day.
- Maintain the temperature: in the first week + 18-20 ° C, then - + 15-17 ° C.
- After three weeks, carry out a rejection.
- Tubers with well-formed peel, sprouts are selected.
- Put sprouts up in boxes with poured into 3-4 cm of humus, sprinkle with humus or peat, stack the next row, repeat the powder.
- The number of rows should not exceed 3-4. Moisten the potatoes with a solution of mineral fertilizers.
Sort Innovator recommend planting in high ridges. In the Russian climatic conditions, sowing of potatoes is carried out in May. They maintain a distance between ridges of 70-75 cm, between tubers with a fraction of 28/35 mm - 25 cm, 35/59 mm - 32 cm, 50-55 mm - 40 cm.
Crop rotation after sideratov (lupine, cereals, legumes, annual and perennial grasses, flax), garden crops (tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, cabbage, garlic, pepper).
Potato varieties Innovator prefers slightly acidic, neutral soils. The best harvest is obtained from sandy and sandy soils.
If necessary, spend enrichment, structuring, balancing the acid-nutritional composition of the soil. Before planting, complex mineral fertilizers and wood ash are introduced. Variety responsive to introduction of nitrogenous feedingsrotted compost manure.
Weeding, hilling spend at least three times for the season. To control weeds, spray the area with a pesticide metribuzin.
To combat the fungal disease with common scab, you need to carefully and carefully select planting material. It must be healthy and treated with fungicides.On our site you will find detailed materials on spraying potatoes and proper use of chemicals, including herbicides.
The first watering of potatoes is carried out during the formation of buds, the second - after flowering. Then water moderately, depending on weather conditions. Increased soil moisture can lead to infection of potato tubers with rot.
Despite the resistance of Innovator to most diseases several times inspect the tops of potatoes. When detecting signs of the disease is treated with folk or industrial means.
Potato varieties Innovator is not yet widespread among domestic potato growers. However, in recent years, more and more large companies and small agricultural enterprises that grow potatoes for commercial sale, give it preference.
