In 2021, the company "NORIKA-SLAVIA" tested varieties of Norika selection in different regions of our country. And despite the fact that the season turned out to be extremely difficult, we can be proud of the results.
In the early group of varieties, they “competed” with each other Aksenia и Passwords.
Akseniya is a table variety, it lays about 10-12 tubers under one plant.
Yield indicators on plots in the Bryansk region - 36,4 t/ha (without irrigation), in the Vladimir region - 54 t/ha (without irrigation). Irrigated crops in the Moscow region reached a record 103,4 t/ha. The average yield on the demo plots is 51,5 t/ha.
Paroli is a table variety that lays up to 10 tubers under a bush of medium to large size. It proved to be excellent both on plots without irrigation: Vladimir region - 51,3 t/ha, Bryansk region - 41 t/ha, and on irrigation: Astrakhan region - 52 t/ha, Rostov region - 70,4 t/ha, Krasnodar Territory - 52,2 t/ha, Moscow Region - 71,3 t/ha. The average yield on the demo plots is 53 t/ha.
Summing up, the experts also took into account the evenness and percentage of the 50+ fraction in the crop structure. On average, in Paroli, the number of large tubers in the nest was at the level of 79,3%, in Akseniya - 76,8%. But the record holder for these indicators in the early group was the variety Mia: the number of tubers fraction 50+ in the structure of the crop exceeded 90%!
In the mid-early group, the variety performed well Fideliadrought tolerant. Productivity: in the Stavropol Territory - 51-61 t/ha, in the Krasnodar Territory - 49,2 t/ha, in the Rostov Region - 46 t/ha, in the Astrakhan Region - 49,6 t/ha. In the Tambov region, in areas without irrigation - 45 t/ha.
But the variety Gala (also from the mid-early group) is more demanding on the presence of moisture. Under extreme conditions, stress in plants was compensated by a decrease in tuber initiation. So, in the Sverdlovsk region, there were cases when only 4-6 tubers were formed on a bush. But this is still the exception rather than the rule. On the site in the Vladimir region, the yield was 41,4 t/ha, and in the Astrakhan region a record result was achieved - 113 t/ha!
Tests in different regions of the country were also carried out with a medium early variety Baltic Rose. Productivity this year: in the Stavropol Territory - 41,2 t/ha, in the Krasnodar Territory - 45,4 t/ha, in the Rostov Region - 66,4 t/ha. In the Bryansk region, when grown without irrigation - 50 t/ha. In the Moscow region, on two different plots, the yield was at the level of 72 and 68 t/ha.
In the group of mid-ripening varieties, experts distinguish Inaru. She always has beautiful tubers - aligned, medium to large in size, with small eyes. And high productivity: this season in the Astrakhan region - 36,4 t/ha, in the Vladimir region (without irrigation) - 46,7 t/ha, in the Moscow region - 53 and 92,2 t/ha, respectively. The average yield on the demo plots is 50,4 t/ha.
Another mid-season variety - Vega - drought-resistant, suitable for rainfed agriculture. This year, he has established himself as a reliable, steadfastly withstood the test of adverse weather conditions. Yield results: Krasnodar region - 66,1 t/ha, Rostov region - 68,4 t/ha, Astrakhan region - from 30,40 to 83,3 t/ha, Vladimir region (without irrigation) - 55,9 t /ha, Moscow region - 67,2 t/ha. The average yield on the demonstration plots is 46,3 t/ha.
Another variety from the mid-season group - Baltic Fire. We are forced to upset potato growers who were interested in this new product: according to the State Variety Commission, the variety will not be included in the State Register in 2022. At the same time, Baltic Fire showed excellent results in the course of testing at the demo plots of NORIKA-SLAVIA: in the Astrakhan region, a yield of 46 t/ha was obtained, in the Moscow region - 57,96 and 79,4 t/ha, in the Vladimir region (without irrigation ) - 50,1 t/ha. The tubers are large, about 16 pieces under a bush, the uniformity is good - the percentage of the 50+ fraction in the crop structure reached 85,80%.
The study showed that all varieties of the Norika selection successfully coped with the anomalies of the past year: excellent yield indicators were achieved; the high quality of products is confirmed by the results of tuber analysis of both commodity and seed lots.
The choice of potato varieties of NORIKA breeding = confidence in getting a good harvest!
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