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The popularity of the new Labadia variety is assured based on its characteristics. A fast development period, large, beautiful roots, immunity to a number of dangerous diseases make the variety in demand.
Origin story
The Labadia variety was bred in the Netherlands; it has been included in the Gosreistr since 2010. Originator: Stet Holland B.V. Labadia potatoes are recommended for cultivation in the central, Ural, Volga and southern regions of Russia.
Description and characteristics
Growing season | Before ripening 75 days, technical ripeness phase after 105-115 days |
Aboveground part | The stems are tall, the bush is vigorous, straight or semi-spreading. The leaves are large, with slight waviness. Corollas are medium or large, white |
Tubers | Oval, oblong; eyes are small / medium deep |
Peel | Smooth / slightly rough, thin, yellow |
Pulp | Light yellow, with a dense structure |
Starch content | 12,2-16,4% |
Dry matter content | 20,7-21,3% |
The weight | 100-150 g |
Commodity exit | 89-95% |
Number in the nest | 6-9 pieces |
Yield | 290-460 c / ha, maximum - 583 c / ha |
Rest period during storage | 97% |
Features of vegetation | Drought resistance, adaptation of the variety to different types of soils |
Disease resistance | Immunity to potato cancer and wrinkled mosaic, golden nematode infection. The cultivar is moderately susceptible to leaf roll virus, banded mosaic and late blight. |
Medium-early table variety Labadia tastes good; after cooking it retains a pleasant creamy yellow hue. Labadia is used for baking, frying, French fries, chips, as it belongs to the European classification of table varieties to group "B" - slightly mealy, universal direction. When cooked in water, the potatoes boil a little.
Advantages and disadvantages
Dignity | disadvantages |
Excellent commercial properties: large, one-dimensional tubers, light, slightly rough texture of the peel; keeping quality and transportability | Tubers planted without light shoots sprout slowly. Mandatory germination period |
Pleasant taste | Can't be planted early in cold ground |
High stable yield | Tendency to external mechanical damage, but the dense structure remains flawless |
Drought tolerant. Adapts to different soils |
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The variety is resistant to dangerous potato diseases |
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Landing
Growing Labadia potatoes will yield a stable harvest from all types of soil. In terms of acidity, soil with a pH of 5.1-6.0 is better suited. Without a laboratory, you can roughly determine the acidity of a plot for potatoes. If there are chamomile, clover, dandelion, wheatgrass, coltsfoot, potatoes will also bear fruit well. In autumn, the soil is enriched with manure, bird droppings or superphosphate, potash mixtures, ammonium sulfate.
In the southern regions, the Labadia variety can be grown 2 times per season, if you follow the correct agricultural techniques.
- Germination in the light for 20-30 days. Without germs, the seed awakens for a long time.
- Before planting, it is advisable to treat potatoes with growth stimulants.
- Labadia potatoes are placed according to the scheme 70 x 35 cm.
- They are planted in the ground that has warmed up to + 8 ° C at a planting depth of 8-10 cm. If the recommendations are followed, the seedlings are uniform and friendly.
Care
For all the unpretentiousness of the Labadia variety, it must be carefully looked after.
- The area with potatoes is regularly loosened, providing the root system with sufficient air access, removed weeds;
- In the rains, watered only before the flowering phase, then the culture especially needs moisture;
- In dry conditions, watering is important when the stems rise to a height of 6 cm, then before and after flowering;
- Up to 50 liters of water are consumed per square meter to moisten the layer of earth where the tubers develop.
Hilling and feeding
Vigorous bushes of Labadia potatoes are spud up high so that the large tubers that are forming do not turn green under the sun. The first hilling is carried out at a stem height of 12-15 cm. The next one - after 2-3 weeks. The last time they spud before flowering.
Potato variety Labadia must be fed even on fertile soil.
- Fertilize potatoes when the plants reach a height of 15 cm: dissolve 5 g of urea in 10 liters of water and pour 0.5 liters under the bush.
- Insist on manure or chicken droppings: 500 g per 10 liters of water. Then the infusion is diluted 1:10 and watered between rows.
- Before flowering, 200 g of wood ash or 20 g of potassium sulfate are dissolved in 10 liters of water. Water under each bush for 0.5 liters.
- During flowering, to activate the formation of tubers of the Labadia variety, potatoes are fed with a solution of 20 g of superphosphate in 10 l of water. You can also add a solution of mullein or bird droppings. Consumption - 0.5 liters at the root.
Diseases and pests
Diseases / pests | Signs | Treatment |
Late blight | Dark spots are formed on the stems and leaves, later a gray bloom. In rainy weather and temperatures below + 15 ° C, the fungus spreads over the entire area in 10 days | Preventively, Labadia potatoes are treated with fungicides Baktofit, Arcerid, Quadris and others. Healthy tubers are selected for planting |
Scab | Only tubers are affected. Brown or black cracks with rough edges form on the peel. The fungus develops at high temperatures. Starch content is significantly reduced | The fungus remains in the soil for more than 3 years. Planting potatoes are treated with Fito Plus. They also spray potato bushes during the growing season. |
Brown bacterial rot of potatoes | When the plant blooms, the tops begin to wilt, the leaves turn yellow, the veins at the bottom of the stem are rotten. Tubers rot during storage | Potatoes cannot be planted on the affected area for 5 years. The planting tubers are warmed up for germination, and then sorted out, removing the affected ones. Sprayed with Baktofit before planting and twice before flowering |
Potato moth | Butterflies, similar to a clothes moth, flutter over the bushes, if they are moved. The plant and tubers suffer from small larvae - 1-1.3 cm.With a large infection, the moth can have time to lay eggs in the tubers that are closer to the surface | Insecticides. High hilling is carried out, which is required by the technology for the Labadia variety |
Harvesting
7-10 days before harvesting the potatoes, green or yellowed stems are mowed, the tubers are covered with a dense skin. The dug out potatoes are ventilated and dried in dark rooms. Tubers are laid for storage without damage.
Conclusion
The mid-early table variety has a bountiful harvest and large tubers, suitable for growing on private farms and for the large agricultural sector. The resistance of the variety to pathogens of viral diseases and golden nematode, unpretentiousness to soils will serve to popularize, as well as versatility in application.
