In 2021, at the demonstration site of the Kostroma Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Research Center of Potatoes named after A.G. Lorkha ”, 34 varieties of foreign selection and 50 varieties of domestic selection of potatoes were planted.
The meteorological conditions of this season were characterized by an acute moisture deficit in the soil and high air temperatures from planting to budding of potatoes, as well as excess moisture in the soil and low air temperatures from flowering to the removal of tops. These conditions were stressful for the plants. But many varieties were able to form an excellent harvest.
Of the foreign varieties, the best results in terms of yield were demonstrated by: Belmonda, Krone, Evolution and La Gioconda. The absolute leader in marketability was the Labella variety (88,8%).
Among the domestic varieties, the novelties of the TatNIISH selection (a separate structural subdivision of the Federal Research Center of the KazSC RAS) - Samba, Salsa, Zumba - stood out - with a yield of 60 to 69 t / ha, but their marketability was low (from 40,6 to 65,9%). The first lines of the rating in terms of yield and marketability in the Russian group were taken by the varieties of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Research Center of Potatoes named after A.G. Lorkha (Sapsan, Navigator) and Doka - Genetic Technologies LLC (Real, Indigo, Prime). Specialists of the Kostroma Research Institute of Agriculture noted that under the conditions of this year, domestic varieties were not inferior to foreign ones in terms of the total yield, but lagged behind in terms of marketability.
Serbia purchased seed potatoes from the Kostroma region
A batch weighing more than 200 tons of seed material produced in the region was sent to Serbia. Elite potatoes of the Memphis and Colomba varieties will be delivered...