The abundance of varieties of potatoes is impressive. It is difficult to choose any one variety for cultivation.
Rogned variety, named after the princess Polotsk, familiar to any Belarusian, is popular among gardeners for its high resistance to most diseases and good taste.
Read in this article in more detail about the variety of Rogneda, get acquainted with its characteristics, agrotechnical features, necessary growing conditions.
Rogned Potatoes: variety description
| Grade name | Rogneda |
| general characteristics | medium late table variety of Belarusian breeding; adapts well to conditions and ground |
| Gestation period | 95-110 days |
| Starch content | 12,7-18,4% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 78-120 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 12-14 |
| Yield | 187-353 (maximum - 431) c / ha |
| Consumer quality | good and great taste, suitable for cooking any dishes |
| Recumbency | 97% |
| Skin color | yellow |
| Pulp color | cream |
| Preferred growing regions | Northwestern |
| Disease resistance | the variety is resistant to the pathogen of potato cancer, golden potato cyst nematode, wrinkled and banded mosaic |
| Features of growing | agrotechnical standard |
| Originator | RUP SPC NAS of Belarus on potato and fruit-and-vegetable growing |
“Rogneda” is a medium-late variety, on average, 115-120 days pass from the appearance of the main shoots to technical maturity.
The technical maturity of the potato means that the tubers are suitable for storage, have a dense skin (although it is possible to eat the tubers of conditional maturity - with a thin, lagging peel).
The bush is large, tall, half-upright. It has leaves of intermediate type, typical for potato in shape, wrinkled in structure, without pubescence, weakly wavy at the edges. Leaf sizes are medium, color is light green (green). It has a floral halo of medium size, color - white (low content of anthocyanins - substances that determine color).
Description of root:
- Peel - pale - yellow (sand), dense, smooth.
- The eyes are shallow, medium depth.
- The color of the pulp - cream.
- Form - oval, rounded - oblong.
- The starch content is in accordance with table varieties - from 13% to 19%.
- Weight - from 80 g to 120 g.
Climatic zones
Favorable growing areas - North-West and Central Region of the Russian Federation. Grown throughout Russia and in other countries - Ukraine, Moldova, taking into account the diversity of growing technologies.
Reference. Different varieties of potatoes, developed for a specific zone, are planted in different regions, different depths of planting, different amounts of irrigation, and additional dressings are needed.
Productivity and methods of use
The yield of “Rogneda” is quite high, about 300 centners from 1 hectare, which corresponds to the established standard, under favorable conditions and proper care, the indicators increase to 450 centners and more from 1 hectare (75 tons from 1 hectare).
Rogneda is a table variety, intended for human consumption after heat treatment, and there are a great many recipes for potato dishes. Useful substances will remain in full when cooking potatoes in their skins ("in uniform").
Only root crops with a dense (solid) consistency can be eaten, shriveled tubers are suitable for food, but they will not bring any benefit.Read more about the properties of potatoes: the danger of solanine and useful juice, what is the use and harm of sprouts and why they use raw potatoes.
Taste qualities
Potatoes variety "Rogneda" has good taste - not very sweet, well boiled soft. Yellow varieties contain a lot of vitamins, to a greater extent - carotene (antioxidant), because of it the tubers are yellow.
Important! Rogned potatoes are ideal for mashed potatoes, and when cooked over low heat, it becomes soft and soft in consistency.
A photo
The photo shows the potato variety Rogneda.
Advantages and disadvantages
It has no drawbacks, some negative qualities are possible in the form of small root crops, the presence of a large amount of liquid in potatoes, under adverse weather conditions and improper care.
Merits :
- great taste;
- high Vitmin C content;
- bountiful harvest of large potatoes;
- marketable condition;
- long storage;
- well resistant to most diseases, drought;
- has resistance to mechanical damage;
- not picky about soil type.
The variety was bred by breeders from Belarus. The originator is RUP "SPC NAS of Belarus for potato and fruit-and-vegetable growing". Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for the North - West region in 2011.
Variety characteristics and cultivation features
Seed potatoes for planting are usually taken from last year's harvest or purchased in stores. Rogned potatoes are planted in May in any type of soil to a depth of about 7 cm with a distance between plants of 20 cm, sometimes less or more, depending on the region.
Also, on the advice of experienced gardeners, “Rogned” should be planted less frequently than other varieties because of the well-developed numerous root vegetables. The method of planting is in furrows or in individual cavities in open ground.
Potatoes respond well to rested land (where a year or two sowed mustard or rye, other perennial or annual plants, grains - legumes) or new plowed plots.
“Rogned” should be loosened and spud several times during the season, fertilized with mineral fertilizers, weed as needed. In a dry summer, some watering is necessary, infrequently and not abundant, the variety has resistance to drought.
Read more about the agrotechnical methods used in the cultivation of potatoes: whether hilling is necessary, what technical devices it is better to produce, how to do it manually and the motoblock. And also, is it possible to get a good harvest without weeding and hilling, why we need fertilizers, which ones are the best, what it costs to feed the plants, when and how to apply, how to do it properly when planting.
The variety is multi-tubular (from 10 pieces), it intensively develops tubers, providing a good harvest. Shoots and growth of tops are friendly and active. Mulching will help in weed control.
From diseases and pests preventive actions are needed in smaller quantities than usual.
The grade is kept long at observance of temperature condition - favorable keeping quality at zero temperatures, up to 3 degrees above zero in well-ventilated dry rooms.
Read more about the storage of potatoes: what problems can arise, what conditions are created in vegetable stores and how to store roots in the winter in an apartment.And also in the cellar, on the balcony, in drawers, in the refrigerator and in purified form.
Diseases and pests
Resistant to golden cyst-forming potato nematode, late blight of tops and tubers, types of cancer. It has good resistance to wrinkled and banded mosaic.
They have an average degree of resistance to scab, blackleg, anthracnose, ditelenkhoz, dry fusarium rot, S, L, M viruses.
Read also about late blight on potatoes, Alternaria and verticillis.
To combat the most common pest - the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae are sprayed with microbiological preparations.
From the wireworm helps to tillage the soil and remove excess grass. Read more about how to get rid of it here. Insects such as potato moths, honey bears, butterfly moths, tsikadki and aphids are often threatened by planting. Read about fighting with them on the site.
The variety of potato Rogned will please every gardener with the number and size of tubers, unpretentious and good taste.
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