Potato "scarlet": a description of the variety, reviews of gardeners

Farmers forced to work in areas of risky farming, need special grades of "second bread". The requirements are simple: precocity, resistance to diseases and pests, yield, taste. By trial and error , a number of varieties are selected from the set of proposed ones, which correspond to these parameters. Among them, one of the leading places is potato "scarlet". Variety description, reviews Large manufacturers and private business executives indicate that some attention to this overseas product was justified by the expectation.

The correct name for the redskin variety is the "Red Scarlett". It was widely used after 2000, it was submitted to the State Register of the Russian Federation. Particularly relevant were its advantages for cultivation in the middle belt and southern regions of Russia. A short time interval, where the temperature regime favors the growth of potatoes, compels to acquire seeds of early varieties of large agricultural enterprises and medium.

Good results are obtained by summer residents who have tried on their sites potatoes of the "scarlet" type. Can everyone boast of good harvests of Dutch species? Not always and not all. The reason is trivial: agronomists do not use the methodology of authors to grow potatoes. Not everywhere the soil has a loose structure, not all farms can observe the water balance during the growth of tubers. Do not always maintain the recommended spacing between rows when planting Dutch varieties. And the amount of light that penetrates through the tops strongly influences the result.

Potato "scarlet": description of the variety

This potato is bred by breeders of Holland. This is an early sort of table destination. The shrub is formed undersized. This is an upright plant with green leaves of medium size and low undulation of their edges. Flowers flowers of medium size. Petals are cast in reddish or purple hues, sometimes there are violet components. White flowers should not be seen on the plantation. The plant grows rapidly. Under good conditions, a dense bush is formed.

This potato requires a sparse planting. Variety "red scarlet" forms tubers in an accelerated manner, laying a lot of tuberous kidneys. The expected harvest is up to 400 kg from 0.1 ha.

Description of tuber

The skin of the tuber is red or dark pink. The shape is oval, elongated, lined. The eyes are shallow and shallow. Pulp on a yellow cut. This potatoes (sort "scarlet") is well kept in a cool dry place. High starch content provides a good taste of tubers. They long retain a commodity aesthetic appearance. From 80 to 96% of tubers from the total harvest of potatoes of this class have the optimal size for sale (80-150 g). The product is well tolerated by transportation.

In the dishes, the tubers are not boiled slightly. Due to the starch content (16% by weight), the color of the finished dish remains creamy yellow.

Potatoes "red scarlet": characteristic

In the Netherlands, a rosy round-oval "scarf-scarlet" was brought out to produce a very early and high crop. Vegetative development ends within 75 days. The plant tolerates short-term drought. Prefers well-treated soil, sparse planting. With long storage, 98% of high quality products of the "red scarlet" grade are preserved.

Potatoes (the description characterizes this variety as a dining room) is suitable for industrial processing. The structure of the pulp of the tubers allows you to keep the shape. Chips and french fries are crispy, do not absorb a lot of oil. Tubers do not change color in case of mechanical damage, wash well.

Features of the variety

Resistant to:

- golden potato nematode;

- late blight of leaves and tubers;

- the causative agent of cancer;

- the virus PVYn.

Slightly weaker is resistant to:

- scab of potato;

- Alternaria (preventive treatment reduces the risk if you spend it at the beginning of flowering).

Comparative characteristics

In the State Register, the brand "Scarlet" was introduced in 2000 in the Central (No. 3) region. He successfully passed the test, was recommended for breeding in other areas of the Russian Federation. These are the regions No. 2 (North-West), No. 4 (Volgo-Vyatsky), No. 10 (West Siberian). In areas where short-term summer, early harvesting solves the food problem.

The analysis showed that the commodity yield of varieties "luck", "zhukovsky early" gave way to the same parameter, corresponding to the form of "scarlet". Potatoes have received good reviews, as the yield on the experimental plot was 22 c / ha higher. According to yields for 45 days after full sprouts, the "scarlet" potato was ahead of "zhukovsky early" by 24 centners per hectare. Its rate was 84 c / ha. On day 55, the difference was 45 c / ha, respectively. An experiment was conducted in the Moscow Region. The Smolensk region revealed the highest yield of the "scarlet" variety. Potatoes, the description of which attracted farmers, showed a crop at the level of the standard "isora" at 270 c / ha.

Advantage of the variety

The biggest advantage of potato "scarlet" in front of other early varieties is the resistance of tubers to the golden potato nematode. The Latin name of the parasite is Globodera rostochiensis. This species of nematode settles and affects all plants of the Solanaceae family, to which belong tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants.

Nematodes are dangerous for small areas of private homeownership - where it is difficult to observe a crop rotation with a 5-year break. Infected plants quickly fade, turn yellow, tubers develop poorly, and their number is minimal. Up to 80% of the crop can be lost if planting ordinary potatoes to return to this place after 2 years. If the land after potatoes is planted by other representatives of Solanaceae, their yield will also be sharply reduced. Resistance to the parasite is demonstrated by the potato "scarlet". Description of the variety, reviews of potato producers confirm this. This distinguishes it from other varieties. Its dense skin does not attract nematodes, which saves the harvest.

Dutch Potato: Features of Care

Potato varieties, bred in Holland, showed themselves on the best side at the beginning of cultivation. Then interest in them was noticeably reduced. Comments of potato growers often contained pessimistic notes. Doubts arose both in the protection of the variety from the insidious phytophthora, and in the yield. Not stand out in this list and potatoes "scarlet." Description of the variety, reviews of Dutch producers promised abundant harvests precisely due to immunity to phytophthora. And in practice the results were all lower, more and more plants were sick with diseases. There was information that the variety was degenerating. From the crop rotation, he began to leave.

Holland is a country with established traditions of growing a culture such as potatoes. Pedantically observing the special rules of cultivation, she urged everyone to repeat their experience as accurately as possible. Three components of success: loose, structured soil, capable of delivering air to the roots of the plant, sufficient moisture at the time of laying the tubers, maximum access to light to the stems and roots.

Catch up and overtake

To create such conditions for the production of promising Dutch varieties, not every farm was capable of. Acid sandstones or peatlands, clayey dense soils did not provide for queries. A habit of decades! Remember the "square-nesting"? The habitual landing of 60 x 60 did not give air, light to the roots. When for the early varieties the width of rows is taken equal to 80 cm, the depth of seed potatoes does not exceed 4 cm, and the crests are formed by 25 cm in height, the yield sharply increases.

With weeds, the Dutch cope with the help of chemistry. A low level of disease is a consequence of a rigid processing system. Strict alternation of special preparations and 6-time treatment of potato areas save the plant from disease. Without observing these conditions, the potato "scarlet", according to our farmers, "catch" the phytophthora quickly, and there is no special immunity per se.

Planting material

A special attitude is required for the preparation of the seed material. For the growth of a quality seed fund, maintain a normalized landing frequency. Each square meter is planted with 30 bushes. To get a similar result, select from the germinated tubers those who have woken at least five eyes. The size of the tubers for planting is preferably 3-5 cm. Check for the purity of the variety. If the color of the potato does not match the variety on the site, remove the bush from the sown area. If this is a single plant, tear off the color, put the identifier and delete it from the control group when digging. If these requirements are met, the quality of the planting material will reach elite levels.

Save a crop will help one-time treatment of tubers from viral infection. It must be done before planting.

Terms of cleaning

A very early variety requires a responsible approach to the timing of harvesting, the excavation of the seed stock. Has a feature and potatoes "scarlet." Description of the variety, potato farmers' reviews suggest cleaning to be done much earlier than usual. In late August or early September, the table pottery is removed from the field. For the seed fund, the deadline is July-early August.

The plant is removed 10 days before the harvest. This will accelerate the ripening, compaction of the peel on the potato. The density of the peel will protect against possible mechanical damage during harvesting and storage.

After harvesting the potatoes, sow rye, mustard. It's good to give the field for lupine for one year. These crops will enrich and purify the soil for the future harvest of potatoes. Planting Solanaceous alternate with sowing legumes. Only by meeting all the requirements, you can evaluate the advantages of the Dutch varieties.