Delicious and fruitful potato "Lugovskoy": description of the variety and photos

“Lugovskiy” or “Lugovskoy” is a popular potato variety that is widespread in farms and private farms.

It has a pleasant taste, nutritional value and high starch content. The variety is very productive, the bushes rarely get sick, and the seed material is not prone to degeneration.

What is good potato "Lugovskoy", a description of the variety and photos - you will find everything you need in this article.

Variety of potatoes "Lugovskoy": photo and description

Brief description of the potato variety “Lugovskoy”:

• tubers of medium size, weighing from 100 to 130 g;
• oval shape, with a blunt rounded tip;
• neat tubers aligned in weight and size;
• the peel is light pink, glossy, thin, smooth;
• eyes are superficial, small, hardly noticeable;
• the pulp on the cut is white;
• high starch content, ranging from 12 to 19%;
• tubers are rich in proteins, vitamins, amino acids.

These photos show the tubers of the potato variety “Lugovskoy”:

Specifications

The grade belongs to table, mid-season. The growing season is 70-80 days. Productivity is high, official trials have registered receipt of 514 centners per hectare.

You can compare the yield of Lugovsky with other varieties based on the data in the table:

Potatoes are sensitive to feedings and soil moisture levels, with favorable climatic conditions, the yield increases. Collected tubers are well stored, for a long time without losing commercial quality. Transportation is possible.

Read more about the timing and temperature of storage of potatoes, about possible problems. And also about how to store roots in the winter, in the refrigerator and on the balcony, in boxes and peeled.

The bush is compact, erect, the stems are not too spreading, the formation of green mass is moderate. The leaves are medium-sized dark green, dull, with a small down and clearly traced veins. The corolla is compact, assembled from large white or cream flowers. The flowering is short-lived, the berries are not tied or quickly fall off.

Root system is powerful, 10-15 large tubers are formed under each bush.. The number of small things and ugly root vegetables is minimal.

Variety prefers light soils on the basis of black soil or sand. On heavy loamy soil the bushes get accustomed badly, significantly reducing the yield.

Plants need dosed irrigation, organic dressing and frequent hilling. It is recommended to mulch the soil, preserving its moisture and protecting the planting from weeds.

Read more about how to fertilize potatoes, when and how to make feeding, how to do it when planting.

Potatoes resistant to many dangerous diseases: potato cancer, common scab, black leg, various viruses. Rarely affected by late blight of tubers or leaves. In rainy summer, root or top rot can occur.

Sort It has a very pleasant taste: saturated, balanced, without excessive dryness or wateriness. Due to the high content of starch cooked tubers become very tender, crumbly, melting in the mouth.

They are ideal for making mashed air, including baby food. Potatoes can be braised, used to prepare a variety of toppings. For frying or stuffing is not suitable. Possible industrial processing (preparation of sublimated puree).

Origin

Variety potato "Lugovskiy" bred by Ukrainian breeders. The patent is owned by the Ukrainian Potato Institute at the Academy of Agrarian Sciences. The variety is not included in the State Register of the Russian Federation, but is widely distributed in various regions of Russia.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of the variety include:

• excellent taste;
• early maturation;
• high yield;
• possibility of long-term storage;
• good commercial quality of tubers;
• high nutritional properties of root crops;
• resistance to mechanical damage;
• tolerance for the vagaries of weather;
• unpretentious care;
• resistance to many diseases.

There are practically no flaws in the variety. Feature can be considered sensitivity to soil nutrition and proper irrigation.

In the table below you will find indicators of the main important characteristics of other varieties of potatoes for comparison with Lugovsky:

Features of growing

Agrotechnika standard. For sowing, large, intact potatoes are selected. Future productivity depends on the quality of planting material; therefore, it is not worth saving on its purchase. Tubers pickled, treated with growth stimulants and spread for germination.

Planting begins when the soil warms to 10-12 degrees.. In colder ground tubers can rot. At the time of tying tubers dosed irrigation is important.

Potatoes tolerate short-term drought, but with a constant shortage of moisture, root crops become shallow. Ideal - drip irrigation. If it is impossible, during the period of tuberization, planting 2-3 times is watered by hand, with soil not less than 50 cm.

You can increase the fertility of the soil adding peat and humus when landing. Useful and making wood (preferably birch) ash.

During the planting season it is recommended to feed divorced mullein or bird droppings. Mineral dressing is also possible. Superphosphate, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate positively affects the growth of potatoes.

Do not abuse urea or other nitrogenous fertilizers. They contribute to the accumulation of nitrates in tubers, the bushes develop abundant green mass to the detriment of the growth of root crops.

Harvesting is recommended at the end of the growing season, although the first tubers can be broken in the middle of summer. A week before the digging of tubers is to cut the tops, roots get larger. Harvested potatoes are dried in the border or under a canopy, and then removed for storage.

Diseases and pests

The variety is quite resistant to many diseases. It is rarely affected by potato cancer or common scab, and does not suffer from viral infections.

Early maturation saves tubers from phytophthrosis. To prevent plants from becoming infected, it is recommended not to delay harvesting. During an epidemic, phytophthora can be preventively treated by planting with copper-containing preparations.

Read also about Alternaria, Fusarium and Verticillis of potatoes.

Juicy potato tops attract insect pests: aphid, spider mite, colorado potato beetle, cicadas. In hot climates, spraying with insecticides or non-toxic bio-preparations is recommended.

In cool regions, bushes are affected by pests much less frequently. As a preventive measure, tuber dressing before planting, disinfection of the soil, and timely destruction of weeds with herbicides will help.

Often, troubles are brought to the gardener by such pests as the wireworm, the bear, the potato moth, and the Colorado potato beetle.

We bring to your attention useful information about the fight against Colorado beetles in your garden.

Read articles about the use of chemicals and the use of folk remedies.

Anyone wishing to receive consistently high potato harvestIt is worth paying attention to the Lugovskiy variety. With the observance of the simplest agrotechnical rules, he does not disappoint even amateurs; professionals manage to achieve record harvests.

Ways to grow potatoes, there is not so little. We have collected a lot of useful information about some of them. Read all about Dutch technology, cultivation without weeding and hilling, the method under the straw, in barrels, bags or boxes.

Below in the table you will find links to materials about potatoes with different ripening terms:

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