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The table variety Krasavchik attracts attention among other tubers with an attractive appearance. Potatoes with red peel have a long shelf life, starchy. The variety is fruitful and unpretentious.
Origin story
The authorship of the variety belongs to the Scientific Research Institute of Potato Farming. A.G. Lorkha. Since 2009, the Krasavchik variety has been included in the State Register with recommendations for cultivation in the regions of the Central Black Earth Region. During this time, the new variety has spread throughout the country. Now its seeds are offered by farms from the Moscow region, Kaluga, Vladimir, Tyumen regions, Perm region.
Description and characteristics
Mid-early potatoes Krasavchik enters the technical maturity phase after 80-90 days of growth. Productivity 169-201 kg / ha. The highest rate was recorded: 284 kg / ha. 6-11 tubers with an average weight of 90-165 g are formed in the nest. The marketable yield of the variety reaches 85-95%. The indicator of keeping quality of tubers is 97%.
Semi-erect, medium-sized bush of potato variety Handsome of ordinary foliage. Corollas are white with a slight anthocyanin tinge. The plant tolerates short dry periods well. Oval tubers of the Krasavchik variety covered with a smooth, reddish peel. The eyes are small. The creamy pulp is firm. Due to the firm structure of the flesh, Krasavchik potatoes endure mechanical damage and are suitable for transportation.
The starch content is high - 12.4-17.8%, but the tubers remain intact during cooking. The taste is pleasant, after heat treatment the pulp is light. The variety is good for frying, fries, salads. Processing plants purchase the Krasavchik variety for the production of chips and dry puree.
Handsome is immune to potato crayfish, viral mosaics: banded and wrinkled. The variety is moderately sensitive to infection of tubers and stems with late blight, but it is susceptible to infection with golden cyst nematode.
Advantages and disadvantages
Dignity | disadvantages |
Good taste, according to the classification in the group with high starch content (from 14 to 25%) | Not everyone loves tubers that do not boil over |
High consumer qualities: beautiful tubers, transportability, keeping quality | Susceptibility to golden nematode |
Excellent commodity yield |
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Long rest period |
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Mosaic virus and potato cancer resistance |
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Landing
Any soil is suitable for the Krasavchik variety. You just need to determine the acidity of the soil. Potatoes Krasavchik grows better on soils with an acidity index of 5.0–5.5. Potatoes are planted in fields where forage grasses, cereals, legumes were grown. Avoid areas where sunflower grew last season, tomatoes, sorghum were grown. For full ripening, potatoes need good lighting of the bushes, so the rows with the Krasavchik variety are located in the south.
- Acidic soils are limed in autumn: they are applied per 1 sq. m 500-700 g of lime or 200-300 g of dolomite flour.
- Effectively the autumn introduction of humus of 5-10 kg and 60-70 g of superphosphate. Fresh manure is applied a year earlier, under the previous crops.
- Handsome potato tubers are planted according to the scheme 60-70 x 25-30 cm.
- Put 50-80 g of wood ash in the holes.
Tubers of the Krasavchik variety, selected for planting, must be healthy, flawless, elastic. Potatoes are vernalized for 30-40 days at a temperature of 12-15 ° C, laid out in boxes in 2-3 layers. Light sprouts of the Krasavchik variety are pink. Before planting, the sprouts should grow up to 1 cm.Potatoes are planted when the ground warms up to + 8 ° C to a depth of 10 cm. They are sprayed with growth stimulants and pre-planting insecticides right in the boxes to fight Colorado beetles.
Care
Potato shoots Krasavchik are regularly cleaned of weeds and gently loosen the soil. Watering is carried out when abnormally dry spring weather is issued. Especially potatoes need to moisten the soil to the depth of occurrence of old tubers, when buds are formed and after flowering. It is not recommended to water the plantings until the stems reach 10-12 cm. 3-6 liters of water are consumed per bush, in hot weather the volume increases to 12-20 liters. Irrigation affects not so much the number of ovaries, but rather the size of the tuber.
Hilling and feeding
Hilling bushes two or three times will have a positive effect on the yield. They sprinkle with dried, but still damp earth after watering or rain. The first time, the height of the ridge is up to 12 cm, the next - up to 20 cm. It is recommended to huddle the bushes on both sides, without pouring soil into the center of the bush.
Fertilizing the potato variety Handsome begins when the plants reach a height of 15 cm: with urea, mullein or chicken droppings. Before flowering, they are fed with wood ash or potassium sulfate, and then with superphosphate.
Diseases and pests
Diseases / pests | Signs | Treatment |
Late blight | Brown spots on the plant, later a grayish bloom appears.At temperatures close to + 10 ° C and cloudy weather, in two weeks the fungus spreads throughout the entire area and destroys the crop | Preventive measures include treating Krasavchik potato bushes with fungicides Tattu, Ridomil Gold, Acrobat MC and others. Folk remedies are used: 200 g of milk or one tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide is mixed with 30 drops of iodine and dissolved in 10 liters of water. The compositions are treated with bushes three times every other day |
Black scab, or rhizoctonia | Small dark spots on the stems of young shoots develop into white rot Plants die | The diseased bush is removed and burned. Treat the area with fungicides |
Potato L-virus | The tops are light green, the leaves are twisted, then turn pale, break | All tubers are unsuitable for planting and storage. The pathogen is carried by aphids. Spray aphid potatoes with insecticides or soapy water: 100 g per 10 liters of water |
Golden nematode | Microscopic worms live on the roots. The bush turns yellow, the leaves fall off The roots are fibrous | You need to burn the dug bushes and observe the crop rotation |
Harvesting
For storage, potatoes of the Krasavchik variety are dug when a dense peel has been created, in the phase of technical maturity. Such tubers are less susceptible to external influences. 20 days before harvesting, the tops are added dropwise, the stems dry up, and the starch goes into the tubers. After 10 days, the tops are mowed and the tubers ripen. It is advisable to collect in sunny weather so that the Krasavchik tubers dry out for about five hours.
Conclusion
The characteristics of the table variety are attractive for cultivation in private plots and in industrial volumes. Productivity, excellent keeping quality and resistance to some fungal diseases are the components of the successful spread of the variety. Beautiful appearance, pleasant taste make it popular among buyers.
