It is worth starting the description of the Lel potato variety with the main characteristic - high yield. The subspecies was bred by Belarusian breeders. The variety was tested for 12 years. In 2022, Lel potatoes were included in the register. The variety is grown in the middle climate zone and southern regions. The Lel variety tolerates a temperature range from -1 to +20 °C. Sudden changes in daily temperature negatively affect potato growth.
LEL
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2017.
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 65.9 t/ha.
Starch content: up to 18.3%.
Consumer qualities: taste is good; Suitable for industrial processing into crispy potatoes.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode and potato cancer; highly resistant to viruses; Moderately resistant to common scab, rhizoctonia, late blight, and blackleg.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are round-oval, the skin is red, smooth; the flesh is yellow.
Features of the variety:
suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
resistant to mechanical damage;
keeping quality is good.
Diseases and pests, how to fight
Potentially dangerous pests for the Lel potato variety are: the Colorado potato beetle and mole cricket. The variety is prone to diseases such as scab and late blight.
A solution containing tar is used against the Colorado potato beetle. The bush is treated with this solution only after flowering has ended.
A soap solution poured directly into the burrows where the insect lives works well against mole crickets. For preventive purposes, it is recommended to treat the potato field with an infusion of onion peels.
Treatment and prevention of late blight and scab involves treating the area with a solution of copper sulfate. You can also use various chemicals that are sold in specialized stores.
The central and southern regions of Russia are well suited for growing Belarusian potatoes of the Lel variety. It is a worthy competitor to other varieties of the popular vegetable. Due to the excellent taste and versatility of the fruit, they can be used in various dishes.
GUARANTEE
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 64.0 t/ha.
Starch content: up to 17.2%.
Consumer qualities: good taste, culinary type C; suitable for the production of side potatoes, the production of French fries, dry mashed potatoes, depending on the agroclimatic zone of cultivation; vacuum-sealed potatoes during the post-harvest period.
Disease resistance: highly resistant to Y, L, A viruses, tuber rhizoctonia, relatively highly resistant; to viruses X, M, common scab, late blight on leaves, fusarium dry rot, anthracnose, moderately resistant; to S virus, late blight on tubers, Alternaria, blackleg on tubers and stems.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are oval, red smooth skin, small eyes, yellow flesh; the flowers are red-violet.
Features of the variety:
suitable for growing on all types of soil;
responds positively to intensive growing conditions;
keeping quality is good.
Care
The Lel variety needs plenty of moisture. During the dry period, watering is carried out at least 3 times a week. If there is sufficient precipitation, moisture-charging irrigation is carried out three times:
- before laying buds;
- after the flowering stage;
- 20-25 days after the second watering.
The crop is fed 3-4 times during the growing season. Urea, phosphorus, and potassium are used. Characteristics of fertilizer application rates per 1 m² of area:
- potassium – 2 tsp;
- phosphorus – 4 tsp;
- urea – 2 tsp.
Loosening
The procedure is carried out before germination to saturate the soil with oxygen. When the top layer of soil is moved, weeds are destroyed. The first loosening is carried out carefully, with shallow penetration into the ground.
Loose, soft earth warms up to great depths. Structured soil is populated by beneficial microorganisms. The conditions for the germination of young potato shoots are changing for the better.
Young bushes tolerate intensive loosening. The process stimulates the growth of shoots and the formation of ovaries.
Mulching
Covering the soil has a beneficial effect on the growth and yield of Lel potatoes. Mulch retains moisture and nutrients in the soil. Protects the root system from overheating or temperature changes.
Hilling
The process takes time and effort. Timely hilling increases the yield of the Lel variety by 30-40%. During the season, 2 to 4 approaches are carried out.
Characteristics of the beneficial properties of hilling:
- prevents the formation of green tubers;
- retains air and water in the upper layer of the earth;
- stimulates the development of a branched, strong root system;
- retains nutrient compounds in the soil.
When carrying out the procedure, technology is followed. The wrong approach injures the plants. Depending on the size of the planting area, a hoe, a shovel, a hand cultivator, or a walk-behind tractor are used.
Characteristics of the hilling stages:
- the first procedure is carried out when the bushes grow 15-20 cm;
- start the process a second time when the plants reach a height of 25-30 cm;
- the mound of earth around the bushes reaches 15-20 cm;
- processing is carried out in the morning or evening hours.
SAP
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2000.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2002.
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 55 t/ha.
Starch content: 12.5–18.0%.
Consumer qualities: good taste, culinary type B; Suitable for the production of dry mashed potatoes.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode and potato cancer; high resistance to viruses, blackleg; medium to late blight of leaves and tubers, common scab.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are round-oval, medium-sized; peel yellow, smooth; eyes small; the pulp is creamy; the flowers are red-violet.
Features of the variety:
- suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
- responds well to intensive growing conditions;
- the recommended planting density when growing for food purposes is 48–52 thousand tubers/ha, in seed plots – 55–58 thousand tubers/ha;
- moderately resistant to drought, sensitive to waterlogging;
- keeping quality is good;
- long physiological dormant period of tubers (100 or more days);
- with uneven growth, tubers are prone to cracking.
Landing Features
Potatoes that have not passed the vernalization stage have low germination characteristics. 3-4 weeks before the planned planting date, the seeds of the Lel variety are prepared for germination.
Tubers are inspected for diseases, traces of rot, mold, and cracks. Healthy, medium-sized fruits are sorted for seed material.
The tubers are laid out in boxes in one layer. The room for vernalization is chosen to be dark and well ventilated. Daytime temperatures are +13-+17 °C, and night temperatures are +10 °C. 7-10 days before planting, the seeds are heated at a temperature of +20-+22 °C. Within a month, the length of the sprouts on the tubers reaches 1 cm.
Landing dates
The annual potato crop Lel is planted in open ground from the end of April. Monitor daily temperatures. The variety does not tolerate return frosts or sudden temperature fluctuations.
Planting time occurs at an air temperature of +10 °C. The subspecies quickly responds to such conditions with active growth.
Site preparation
The area designated for planting Lel potatoes is dug up and complex fertilizers are applied. To enrich the soil with nitrogen, legumes are sown on the ridge. On the eve of sowing, a small amount of calcium is added to the soil.
Lel potatoes produce abundant yields on loamy or sandy loam soils.
The fertility characteristics of the soil increase when peat or black soil is added to heavy, clayey soil. The variety responds well to loose, light substrate. Dense, wet soil leads to rotting of the root system.
Planting scheme
The depth of planting of Lel variety seeds is determined by the characteristics of the soil and the size of the seed material. The average varies from 6 to 12 cm. It is important to choose the optimal depth. If planted superficially in the ground, the tubers will turn green and the quality of the harvest will be low.
Characteristics of the method of planting potatoes in furrows:
- cut grooves at least 10 cm deep;
- apply fertilizers;
- lay the tubers with the sprouts facing up;
- distance between seeds is from 25 to 30 cm;
- the rows are covered with earth using a rake;
- The surface of the ridge is leveled.
KRINITSA
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2002.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2002.
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 49.8 t/ha.
Starch content: 14.4–19.7%.
Consumer qualities: excellent taste, culinary type C; Suitable for processing into dry mashed potatoes, crispy and side potatoes, suitable for frozen vegetable mixtures.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode, potato cancer; Moderately resistant to viruses, scab, rhizoctonia, late blight of leaves and tubers.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are round, medium; peel yellow, mesh; eyes small; the flesh is yellow; the flowers are white.
Features of the variety:
suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
responds positively to increased doses of mineral fertilizers;
drought-resistant;
sensitive to waterlogging, especially in the initial stages of growth;
planting density for commercial purposes is 45–48 thousand tubers/ha, in seed plots – 52–55 thousand tubers/ha;
short physiological period of rest, requires cold storage at a temperature of +1.. +3°C;
keeping quality is good.
MASCOT
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2004.
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 50.0 t/ha.
Starch content: 14.0–19.5.0%.
Consumer qualities: excellent taste, culinary type CD; Suitable for the production of frozen vegetable mixtures and starch.
Disease resistance: cancer resistant; slightly susceptible to potato nematode; high resistance to viral diseases, black leg and wet rot; medium to late blight of tubers and leaves, common scab.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are round, medium-sized, number of tubers 12–14; peel yellow, mesh; eyes small; the flesh is white; the flowers are blue-violet.
- suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
- effectively uses nutrients from organic fertilizers and responds poorly to the application of increased doses of mineral fertilizers;
- sensitive to soil waterlogging during the second growing season;
- highly resistant to drought in the second half of the growing season;
- planting density for commercial purposes is 48–52 thousand tubers/ha, in seed-growing areas 58–68 thousand tubers/ha;
- long period of rest (120 days);
- keeping quality is good.
SKARB
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 1997.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2002.
Patent of the Russian Federation No. 1310 dated 04/03/2002
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 63.0 t/ha.
Starch content: 12.0–17.0%.
Consumer qualities: taste is satisfactory and good, culinary type B; Suitable for frozen vegetable mixtures and the preparation of French fries flavored with food additives.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode, potato cancer; relatively high resistance to blackleg and wet rot; medium to late blight of leaves and tubers; It is slightly affected by viral diseases and common scab.
Morphological characteristics: tubers from round-oval to oval, large, number 10–14 pcs.; peel yellow, smooth; eyes small; the flesh is yellow; the flowers are white.
Features of the variety:
shoots are slow, uneven, followed by intensive growth of tops and leveling of crops, it is recommended to warm up and germinate tubers and shallow planting, followed by high hilling after germination;
the variety is suitable for cultivation on all types of soil, effectively uses natural fertility and is characterized by a high return on applied mineral fertilizers;
moderately resistant to drought, sensitive to waterlogging in the initial stages of growth;
planting density for commercial purposes is 45–48 thousand tubers/ha, in seed growing areas – 60–65 thousand tubers/ha;
the period of physiological dormancy of tubers is 115–120 days;
keeping quality is excellent.
Choosing a potato variety
Potatoes from seeds and straw
There are no bad potato varieties. Different varieties require their own personal conditions for growth and development. Therefore, it is advisable to grow those that are most productive in a given region. It’s even better to choose three or four from different ripeness groups.
According to the ripening period, potato varieties are divided into: early (50-60 days are required from planting to obtaining marketable products), mid-early (61-80), mid-ripening (8-100), mid-late (101-120) and late (more than 120 days) .
Another important factor is the vagaries of the weather. For example, spring and the first half of summer are favorable for potato growth, the second half is dry. Early ripening varieties under these conditions give a fairly high yield, while in mid-ripening and late ripening varieties tuberization occurs later, that is, under conditions of drought. There are years when dry, unfavorable weather occurs in the spring and first half of summer, and favorable weather in the second half. In such years, early potato varieties turn out to be less productive than late ones. By the time good weather sets in, their tops have already begun to die off. That is why it is very important to grow several varieties: this “insures” the gardener against a large shortage of potatoes during an unfavorable season.
ADVICE : Gardeners fell in love with the potato varieties Temp, Loshitsky, Belorussky Ranniy, Ogonyok, Orbita, bred under the leadership of Academician P.I. Alsmika. We can recommend to owners of personal plots: from early and mid-early - Uladar, Liley, Breeze, Orchid, Dina, Dolphin, Adretta, Molly, Impala; mid-season - Zhivitsa, Krinitsa, Dubrava, Rosinka, Skarb, Universal, Sante; late-ripening and late - Lasunok, Zhuravinka, Mag, Blakit, Ragneda.
Sineglazka - the love of my family
After reading articles from readers about various varieties of potatoes (new and those that my grandfather planted), I decided to write about my favorite - Sineglazka.
UNIVERSAL
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2011.
Patent of the Republic of Belarus No. 283 dated June 15, 2011
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purposes: canteen and technical.
Productivity: up to 51.0 t/ha, high marketability of tubers.
Starch content: up to 24.4%.
Consumer qualities: good taste, culinary type VS; Suitable for processing into crisps, starch and dry mashed potatoes.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato cancer, potato nematode; highly resistant to blackleg, viruses X, L; moderately susceptible to late blight of leaves and tubers; susceptible to viruses S, Y.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are round, large; mesh yellow peel; eyes are medium; the pulp is creamy; the flowers are white.
Features of the variety:
suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
The recommended planting density when growing for food purposes is 40–55 thousand tubers/ha, in seed plots – 52–55 thousand tubers/ha;
keeping quality is good, rest period is average;
resistant to mechanical damage;
responds well to increasing background mineral nutrition.
YANKA
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2010.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2012.
Patent of the Republic of Belarus No. 276 dated December 15, 2011
Patent of the Russian Federation No. 6288 dated December 28, 2010
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 62.6 t/ha, marketability 95–96%.
Starch content: 12.2–17.6%.
Consumer qualities: good taste, culinary type VS.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode, potato cancer; high field resistance to viral diseases; medium to scab, black leg; Alternaria, fusarium dry rot, anthracnose, late blight of leaves and tubers.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are oval, the number of tubers is 8–12; the peel is yellow, slightly reticulate; eyes small; the flesh is white; the flowers are white.
Features of the variety:
Recommended for light and medium soil texture;
intensive type variety, effectively uses natural soil fertility, responsive to the application of increased doses of mineral fertilizers;
planting density for commercial purposes is 45–48 thousand tubers/ha, in seed plots – 52–55 thousand tubers/ha;
resistant to mechanical damage;
physiological rest period 96 days;
keeping quality is good.
DUBRAVA
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2006.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2009.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 50.0 t/ha, marketability 95–98%.
Starch content: 13.2–17.2%.
Consumer qualities: good taste, culinary type VS; Suitable for preparing frozen vegetable mixtures, frozen potato pancakes and side potatoes.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode, potato cancer; high resistance to viruses; medium to late blight of leaves and tubers, scab, rhizoctonia.
VOLAT
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2015.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2014.
Patent of the Republic of Belarus No. 432 dated October 28, 2014
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity up to 62.4 t/ha.
Starch content 11.2–19.0%.
Consumer qualities: good taste, culinary type B; It is characterized by a high content of vitamin C (up to 29.9%) and a high protein content, which determines its high biological value.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode, potato cancer; high resistance to viruses X, L; relatively highly resistant to S and M viruses, tuber blackleg, fusarium dry rot, anthracnose; moderately resistant to virus Y, common scab, late blight on leaves, rhizoctonia on tubers, alternaria; low resistance to late blight on tubers.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are oval, yellow; eyes small, red; the flesh is yellow; the flowers are white.
Features of the variety:
suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
responds well to intensive growing conditions;
the recommended planting density when growing for food purposes is 48–52 thousand tubers/ha, in seed plots – 55–58 thousand tubers/ha;
drought resistant;
keeping quality is good;
the physiological dormancy period of tubers is average;
resistant to mechanical damage.
LAD
Included in the State Register of the Republic of Belarus in 2014.
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2014.
Patent of the Republic of Belarus No. 394 dated June 15. 2014
Early maturity: mid-season.
Household purpose: dining room.
Productivity: up to 52.0 t/ha.
Starch content: 15.5–18.5%.
Consumer qualities: excellent taste, culinary type C; Suitable for processing into dry mashed potatoes.
Disease resistance: resistant to potato nematode, potato cancer; highly resistant to viruses X, L, Y; moderately resistant to rhizoctonia, late blight of leaves and tubers, viruses S, M.
Morphological characteristics: tubers are round; yellow peel; eyes small; the flesh is yellow; the flowers are red-violet.
Features of the variety:
suitable for growing on light and medium-textured soils;
drought resistant;
planting density for commercial purposes is 45–48 thousand tubers/ha, in seed plots – 52–55 thousand tubers/ha;
