Potato 'Desire': variety description, photos, detailed characteristics and history of origin

Desiree is a promising potato variety dutch selection. Designed specifically for farms, tubers are good for selling or producing instant food.

The yield is high, the variety is very responsive to dressing and warm.

Recommended cultivation in southern regions.

Potato "Desire": description of the variety, photo

medium-sized tubers, weighing up to 100 g;
oval shape;
tubers are smooth, neat, aligned in size;
the peel is red, evenly colored, dense;
eyes superficial, shallow, few;
the pulp on the cut is light yellow;
starch content ranges from 13.5 to 21.5%;
high content of protein, mineral salts, amino acids, carotene.

Illustrative photos of potato "Desiree" are presented below:

Characteristic

Variety "Desire", rather large potatoes belongs to the table mid-season and has a distinctive characteristic. The first tubers can be dug in the middle of summer, but the main harvest comes in the second half of September. Tubers are best planted when the soil is fully warmed, spring frosts can adversely affect the yield.

Bush medium size, moderately sprawling. The formation of green mass is moderate. The leaves are dull, dark green, medium-sized, slightly wavy. Reddish-purple flowers are collected in a compact corolla, a few berries. The root system is powerful, each bush gives up to 20 large, even tubers. The amount of non-value stuff is insignificant.

Potato is different increased yield. On poor soils, it is about 130 quintals per hectare; with additional feedings and more favorable weather conditions, it can reach up to 380 quintals.

Tubers have good immunity, do not degenerate, the seed can be collected from its own fields from year to year.

Potatoes "Desire" is ideal for the southern regions. He calmly tolerates hot dry summer, but a few watering and hilling significantly increase yields. Potatoes need light sandy soils of neutral acidity, loves mineral or organic supplements.

Variety "Desire" resistant to late blight tuber, potato cancer, fomozu, viral diseases. May be prone to late blight of the leaves, top or root rot.Thick peel well protects the tubers from mechanical damage and insect pest larvae. Such is the characteristic of potato "Desire".

The taste of the potato is excellent. The flesh is tender, crumbly, not watery, with light sweetish notes. Depending on the starch content, tubers can be used for mashing, boiling, baking, stewing. When cutting and cooking the roots do not darken, keeping a beautiful yellowish tint.

The variety is suitable for cooking french fries and chips (including in industrial conditions).

Origin of the variety

Potato variety "Desire" bred Dutch breeders. It is brought in the State registry of the Russian Federation in 1997. Zoned for Middle Volga region.

Recommended for cultivation in areas with warm climates. Potatoes calmly tolerate heat and short-term drought, but frost sensitive. Prefers fertile light soil, in poor clay soil yield significantly decreases.

Sort suitable for industrial growingThe harvested potatoes are stored for several months without losing their commercial quality.Large, even tubers are ideal for sale, long-distance transportation is possible.

Variety "Desire" can be good base for breeding. Tubers do not degenerate, seed for subsequent planting can be collected independently.

Advantages and disadvantages

Benefits

Among the main advantages of the variety "Desiree":

high taste of root vegetables;
universality;
good yield;
drought tolerance;
little spoilage; tubers have a beautiful appearance;
suitable for the preparation of various dishes and finished products;
Harvested well stored and transported;
possible cultivation in industrial quantities;
resistance to many diseases.

disadvantages

There are disadvantages to the variety. These include:

susceptibility to scab, fomoz and late blight;
tubers do not tolerate frosts or excess moisture;
thick rind makes it difficult to cut root vegetables.

Features of growing

Tubers are planted when the soil is fully warmed, spring frosts can ruin the plants. Before planting, the seed is treated with disinfecting agents and growth stimulants.Disinfection is necessary because tubers may be affected by fungal diseases.

Landing is carried out according to the standard scheme. The distance between the bushes is 35 cm, spacing of 75 cm each. It is recommended to put humus or wood ash into the wells when planting. It is possible to use mineral complexes with the inclusion of urea or ammonium nitrate, superphosphate, potassium sulfate. During the planting season you need to pile up at least 2 times, it is recommended a single watering.

It is better to dig up the tubers at the end of the growing season, 2-3 days before harvesting, it is recommended to cut off all the tops.

Potatoes are well dried before storing. Tubers affected by digging, it is better to choose and not to lay in the cellar. Seed material is collected from the most high-yielding and strong bushes, it must be stored separately. For planting can be used as whole potatoes, and segments with eyes.

Diseases and pests

The variety "Desire" is highly resistant to potato cancer and viral diseases. Is subject to scab ordinary fomozu, late blight of the leaves. Reasonably resistant to late blight of tubers.

For prophylaxis It is recommended to carefully select seed potatoes. Fields for sowing regularly change; during rest, areas are sown with oilseed radish, phacelia or meadow grasses.

Before the start of the season, the fields are treated with herbicides. During the epidemic of late blight recommended spraying copper-containing drugs.

Landings are often affected by pests: Colorado beetles, click beetles.

For prophylaxis Bushes are treated with insecticides, they are particularly effective on the larvae.

Harvested potatoes are thoroughly dried and sorted before storage. It is useful to periodically change the landing sites. During the rest period, fields are sown with olive radish or phacelia, which disinfects and fertilizes the soil. Potatoes can be planted in fields that are occupied by onion herbs, legumes or cabbage.