The Ustyuzhensky interdistrict department of the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Rosselkhoztsentr" has begun to carry out tuber analysis of imported seed potatoes, which will go for the harvest of 2021.
To date, 99,5 tons of potatoes have been analyzed, 66 tons were purchased from LLC Vsevolozhskaya seed station, the remaining 33,5 tons from LLC Agrocenter Korenevo.
The following varieties were imported: Impala E, Red Lady SE, Red Scarlett SE, Colomba E, Ariel SSE, Favorite SE, Vympel SE, Kolobok SE, E, Sineglazka SSE, Krepysh SSE and Nevsky E.
When sampling and analyzing tubers, the branch specialists are guided by the technical conditions and methods for determining the quality of GOST 33996-2016.
The analysis revealed such diseases as common scab, dry fusarium rot, and rhizoctonia disease.
The percentage of affected tubers as a result of the analysis was within the acceptable limits. All tested seed potatoes meet the requirements of GOST 33996-2016.