Mid-season potatoes have a rich taste, this is its advantage over early varieties. Tubers are smooth and beautiful, the harvest is well kept. All these qualities are fully inherent in the Slavyanka variety, proposed by Ukrainian breeders.
On our site you will find the most current information about the potato variety "Slavyanka" with photos and descriptions.
Potato "Slavyanka": description of the variety
| Grade name | Slav |
| general characteristics | mid-season variety table |
| Gestation period | 100-120 days |
| Starch content | 11-13% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 90-250 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 7-15 |
| Yield | 180-330 c / ha |
| Consumer quality | the taste is good and excellent, suitable for frying and cooking salads |
| Recumbency | 95% |
| Skin color | red |
| Pulp color | cream |
| Preferred growing regions | Central Black Earth |
| Disease resistance | resistant to golden potato nematode, potato cancer pathogen, wrinkled and striped mosaic, leaf curling virus |
| Features of growing | loves feeding, otherwise unsightly |
| Originator | Kirovograd Institute of Agroindustrial Production UAAS |
The main characteristic of the Slavyanka potato variety:
- tubers are large, weighing from 100 to 180 g;
- oval shape, elongated;
- root vegetables are smooth, neat, ideal for sale;
- peel pink-purple, evenly colored, thin, smooth;
- eyes superficial, few, hardly noticeable;
- the pulp is cut cream;
- starch content is average, up to 11.1 to 13.4%;
- high content of proteins, vitamins of group B, amino acids.
In the table below you can see how many percent of starch is found in other varieties of potatoes and compare them with this:
| Grade name | Starch content |
| Slav | 11-13% |
| Grenada | 10-17% |
| Cheri | 11-15% |
| Natasha | 11-14% |
| Zekura | 13-18% |
| Bullfinch | 15-16% |
| Timo | 13-14% |
| Spring | 11-15% |
| Molly | 13-22% |
| Giant | 16-19% |
| Santana | 13-17% |
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Your attention potato variety "Slavyanka" in the photo:
Characteristic
"Slavyanka" - late mature table variety. From planting to harvest 125-140 days. The variety is suitable for industrial cultivation or planting on home gardens. The yield is excellent, from 1 hectare can be collected from 180 to 330 centners of selected potatoes.
The yield of other varieties for comparison is presented in the table below:
| Grade name | Yield |
| Slav | 180-330 c / ha |
| Lorch | 250-350 c / ha |
| The hostess | 180-380 c / ha |
| League | 210-350 c / ha |
| Pretty boy | 170-280 kg / ha |
| Svitanok Kiev | up to 460 c / ha |
| Borovichok | 200-250 centners / ha |
| Lapot | 400-500 c / ha |
| American | 250-420 c / ha |
| Colombo | 220-420 c / ha |
| Red Fantasy | 260-380 c / ha |
The quantity and quality of root crops depends on the nutritional value of the soil and climatic conditions. The maximum yield reaches 400 centners per hectare. Harvested potatoes are stored for a long time, without losing high product quality and richness of taste.
Read more about the storage of potatoes: time, temperature, places and problems. And also, how to store roots in the winter, in vegetable stores and cellars, in the apartment and on the balcony, in drawers, in the refrigerator, peeled.
Bush of medium height, moderately sprawling, with abundant formation of green mass. Stems branched, few. The leaves are dark green, large, strongly dissected, with noticeable veins, slightly wavy edges and a weak fuzz.
The number of berries is small. The compact corolla is made up of bluish-purple flowers with white tips. The root system is well developed, 12-15 selected tubers are formed under each bush. The amount of non-competitive stuff is minimal.
Potato is an intensive type, needs frequent dressing and moderate watering. Variety prefers alternation of mineral fertilizers and organic. A very light sandy soil is desirable.
Read more about how to feed potatoes, when and how to apply fertilizer, how to do it when planting, which are the best feeding.
Tubers do not accumulate nitrates, seed material is not subject to degeneration. Root crops do not cope well with mechanical damage, while harvesting, care is needed.
Potatoes variety "Slavyanka" resistant to major solanaceous diseases: potato cancer, tobacco or wrinkled mosaic, leaf curl, black leg, cyst nematode. Resistance to late blight tops and tubers is average. It can cause mold: gray, root or top. Read also about Alternaria, Fusarium, scab, and Verticillium wilt.
Consumers celebrate high taste of root vegetables. Potatoes a little boil soft, the tubers retain a neat shape. The taste of cooked potatoes is saturated, slightly sweet, without excessive dryness or wateriness.
Low starch content does not allow the roots to darken during cutting and cooking, ready-made dishes have a pleasant golden-yellow color. Suitable for cooking soups, side dishes, roasting, stuffing. Tubers make delicious chips and french fries.
Origin
Slavyanka potato variety is bred by Ukrainian breeders. The work was carried out by employees of the Kirovograd Agrarian Industrial Institute, virus-free seed material was used for breeding. Registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2009, zoned for zones of the middle zone (Central, Volga and other regions).
Recommended industrial cultivation, possibly planting on the backyard plots. Root crops are suitable for the sale or preparation of semi-finished products: frozen french fries, vegetable mixes, chips.
Advantages and disadvantages
The main advantages of the variety include:
- high taste of tubers;
- excellent yield;
- joint ripening of root crops;
- good keeping quality;
- decent product quality;
- universality of tubers;
- unpretentiousness to weather changes, short-term drought;
- resistance to major diseases.
The disadvantages of the variety include the lack of resistance of tubers to mechanical damage. Potatoes, spoiled when digging, rejected.
Features of growing
Tubers land in well-warmed soil, it guarantees friendly shoots. Before planting, the potatoes are etched, the soil is carefully loosened, humus or wood ash is laid out in the holes. The planting pattern is standard, 35 cm is left between bushes, inter-row widths of at least 75 cm are needed.
For successful potato growth Dosed watering is required. Ideal - drip hydration, not conducive to stagnant water in the soil.
Sort suffers short-term drought, but with a constant lack of moisture, the tubers become smaller, and the yield decreases.
For the season it is recommended to make complete mineral fertilizer with a predominance of potassiumand 1-2 times to water the planting with diluted mullein or bird droppings.
It does not hurt holding hilling and mulching between rows. About whether you need to spud potatoes, than to carry it out - by hand or with a tiller and whether you can get a decent harvest without weeding and hilling, read our articles.
Tubers are susceptible to mechanical damage.. When industrial digging is recommended to use harvesters with side grip. Digging requires increased accuracy. Damaged tubers are not stored. The harvest is laid out to dry on the border or under a canopy.
Tubers are perfectly stored in a cool, dry place. Frequent bulkhead not required. At observance of normal temperature, potatoes do not lose consumer properties for several months.
On our site you will find many useful articles. What do you know about spraying?Read all about what and how to use herbicides, fungicides and insecticides when growing potatoes.
Diseases and pests
Verticillosis
To prevent late blight Copper medication treatments are recommended.. Spraying of phytosporine and proper preparation of the soil for planting are saved from rot and fungus.
As for the pests, the main troubles for gardeners are delivered by Colorado beetles and their larvae, honey bears, wireworms, butterfly moths, aphids, spider mites, potato moths, cycadas. About each of them you will find detailed information on our website.
In the case of severe injuries, insecticide spraying is recommended at intervals of several days. Infected tops cut off a few days before harvesting.
"Slavyanka" - proven and well-proven variety suitable for industrial cultivation, farming and personal household farms. With the right agricultural technology guaranteed high yields, collected tubers are stored for a long time without losing the excellent taste. Seed material does not degenerate, it can be collected annually for subsequent plantings.
Read also about alternative methods of growing potatoes: under the straw, in bags, in boxes, in barrels. And also about the countries in which this vegetable is most grown, which varieties are popular in Russia, what is special about the cultivation of early varieties and the essence of Dutch technology.
In the table below you will find links to varieties of potatoes with a variety of ripening periods presented on our website:
| Mid-season | Middle late | Medium early |
| Giant | Melody | Innovator |
| Tuscany | Margarita | Pretty boy |
| Yanka | Alladin | American |
| Purple Haze | Courage | Crown |
| Openwork | Beauty | Manifesto |
| Desiree | Milady | Elizabeth |
| Santana | Lemongrass | Vega |
