The main requirements that are currently imposed on agricultural crops, including potatoes, are early ripeness, yield, taste, and resistance to various types of diseases and pests.
From the whole range of potato varieties that correspond to these parameters, Scarlet potato variety is leading.
For a relatively short "history of existence" Scarlet proved to be from the best side.
Differs in precocity, productivity and duration of storage.
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Variety description
Root vegetable
Scarlet potato varieties:
- peel. The peel of potatoes of this variety has a smooth structure without roughness and a red tint;
- eyes. Small eyes, surface occurrence (1-1.2 mm);
- the form. The tuber is elongated oval;
- the pulp. Scarlet potato pulp is characterized by fine grain and cream or pale yellow hue. During heat treatment does not boil soft, tubers do not change their appearance. When cutting the pulp does not darkenthan also differs from other varieties;
- starch content: 10,5-15,4%;
- average tuber weight varies from 70 to 150 g.
The escape
Basically low bush, semi-upright, intermediate type.
At observance of all norms of landing and cultivation beautiful thick tops.
Stalk thickness medium, has anthocyanin color.
Leaves dark green, medium size. Characterized by a slight waviness on the edge of the sheet.
Inflorescences Scarlet shrubs are medium sized flowers of pale lilac or red with a tinge of purple color.
Specifications
The potato variety Scarlet compares favorably with other varieties in its characteristics. Relatively recent time by Dutch breeders Scarlet enjoys success around the world..
Yield potential this variety is very high. 45 days after germination, up to 40 tons of new potatoes can be obtained from 1 hectare of land. At the end of the growing season, the yield reaches 60 t / 1 ha.
Evaluating potatoes by taste on a five-point scale, he earned 4.3 points.
Scarlet variety refers to early varietiesThe growing season is 71-75 days.
Destination - table variety, it is used in industrial production, and also is suitable for rather long storage.
Potatoes quietly endures a short dry period. With prolonged drought, the variety needs extra care.
Growing must be done on the open ground. Scarlet is very picky about the soil. - it should be as much as possible.
It has high stability to various types of mechanical damage and to re-germination.
Marked sustainability to potato cancer, golden nematode, viral infections, late blight of tubers. Weak immunity is marked to scab, late blight, and also to Alternaria.
For maximum yield it is necessary to control pests and diseases.
Scarlet Potatoes has exceptional popularity due to its excellent taste and high content of vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and the duration of preservation of their qualities for a long time.
