Dutch potato “Sifra”: description of a new variety for lovers of the classics

Potatoes with beautiful snow-white flesh never lose popularity. These are the tubers that the new promising Sifra variety gives.

Late ripening makes the flavor of the roots concentrated and bright, the moderate starch content allows the roots to be used for cooking a variety of dishes.

In this article you will find the characteristics of the Sifra potato variety, photo and description.

Sifra potatoes: variety description and photo

The main characteristics of the potato "Sifra" include the following:

• tubers are large, weighing from 100 to 150 g;
• round-oval shape;
• tubers are smooth, neat;
• peel yellow, evenly colored, moderately thin, smooth;
• eyes are superficial, shallow, few;
• the pulp on the cut is white;
• starch content ranges from 11.2 to 15.9%.

These photos show the Sifra potato:

Characteristics of the root

Potatoes variety "Sifra" refers to the dining middle. The yield depends on the climatic conditions and the nutritional value of the soil, it ranges from 179 to 400 centners per hectare. The maximum yield reaches 530 centners per hectare.

The table below shows for comparison the yields of other varieties of potatoes with different ripening terms:

The harvest is well preserved without losing its taste and attractive appearance. Bed life reaches 94%. Transportation is possible.

In the table below, for comparison, we provided information on such characteristics of other potato varieties as the mass of commercial tuber and keeping quality:

Bushes are medium or high, moderately sprawling, upright or semi-upright, intermediate. The leafiness is average. Leaves are medium-sized, intermediate type, dark green, with slightly wavy edges. The corolla is made up of large white flowers. Berry formation is small. Powerful root system up to 15 large potatoes are formed under each bush. The number of non-competitive stuff is small.

Planting care is simple. Potatoes love a light, nutritious soil., in poor and heavy soil, the tubers are shallow, and their number decreases. During the season you need to feed the bushes several times with organic matter or mineral complexes, moderate watering is very important. In regions with arid climate, it is practical to install a drip moisture system that maintains the perfect balance of water in the soil.

Sifra variety sufficiently resistant to many dangerous diseases: potato cancer, golden cyst nematode, common scab, various viruses.

Due to late ripening, infection of late blight of tubers or leaves is possible, there is a danger of fungal diseases.

Tuber tastes good or excellent. Like other medium-late varieties, potatoes are characterized by saturation, the cooked pulp is not dry and not watery, slightly sweet.

The variety is ideal for culinary experiments, root vegetables are boiled, deep-fried, stewed, stuffed, baked. When cooking beautiful white color of the pulp is preserved. Despite the low starch content, mashed potatoes without lumps can be made from potatoes. Tubers are suitable for baby or diet food., they are rich in vitamins and low in calories.

Origin

Sifra potato variety is bred by Dutch breeders. Registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2010. Zoned for the Central, Central Black Earth, North-West, Volga-Vyatka regions of Russia.

It is recommended for industrial cultivation, farmer or personal subsidiary farms. Large, even tubers are ideal for retail. They look attractive on the counter, are stored for a long time, without losing commercial qualities. Transportation is possible over long distances.

Read more about storage temperature and possible problems, about how root crops are stored in winter.

And also in the conditions of vegetable stores, how to do it in the apartment and cellar, on the balcony and in the boxes, in the refrigerator and cleaned.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of the potato variety "Sifra":

• excellent taste of root crops;
• good yield;
• potato versatility;
• attractive appearance of tubers;
• the harvest is well kept;
• seed material is not subject to degeneration;
• drought tolerance;
• resistance to major diseases.

Features of growing

Agrotechnology for this potato is standard. Like other middle-late varieties, “Sifra” is planted in late spring, when the soil warms up well. The soil should be light, preferably sandy.. Soil is carefully loosened, choosing the remains of plants that can become a breeding ground for bacteria and insect pests. Humus or wood ash is laid out through the holes.

Required preplant tuber dressing. During the growth of toxic components completely out, with proper watering and feeding the new potatoes will be absolutely safe.

Read more about how to feed the potatoes, when and how to apply fertilizer, how to do it at the time of planting and which feedings are the best.

The variety is sensitive to soil moisture. To root turned large and beautiful, it is desirable to organize a drip irrigation system. Keeping the soil at a normal level of moisture and eliminating frequent weeding will be done by mulching the soil with straw or mowed grass. It is laid out in the aisle after hilling. Spud planting can be both manually and with the use of technology.

2-3 times per planting season is watered with a liquid complex fertilizer with a predominance of potassium and magnesium. Mineral complexes should be alternated with organic matter: diluted bird droppings or mullein.

Excess nitrogen is undesirable, it provokes the accumulation of nitrate in tubers and develops an abundant green mass to the detriment of the crop.

Undermining the first tubers can be in the middle of summer. However, the variety demonstrates maximum yield at the end of the growing season, in the second half of September. Before digging, it is recommended to cut the entire tops from the bushes. After harvesting, the harvested potatoes are sorted and dried thoroughly in the border or under a canopy.

Diseases and pests

Potato variety "Sifra" resistant to many dangerous diseases of the nightshade: potato cancer, golden cyst nematode. Moderately resistant to late blight of tubers and leaves. Recommended for prevention 1-2 times to process planting with copper preparations. Birch ash, introduced into the soil during planting, will protect from rot and fungus.

Read also about Alternaria, Fusarium, Verticillium wilt and potato scab.

Juicy potato tops attract insect pests. From the Colorado potato beetle will protect modern insecticides. They are sprayed with bushes before flowering. In the fight against wireworms, bears, potato moths will help other ways. Read about them in the detailed materials of the site:

• The fight against the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae: chemistry and folk methods.
• How to destroy the potato moth: part 1 and part 2.
• We drive away from the site medvedka with the help of industrial preparations and folk methods.

Pre-sowing treatment of tubers, disinfecting agents in the soil, as well as periodic change of sites for planting will help to get rid of the wireworm. While resting, potato fields should be sown with phacelia, legumes, cabbage or radish.

Young and promising variety "Sifra" - an excellent choice for farmers and gardeners-amateurs. Observance of elementary agrotechnical rules guarantees good yield and excellent taste of root crops. Harvested potatoes can be sold or left for personal consumption.

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And also how to grow early varieties and get a good harvest without weeding and hilling.

There are many interesting ways to grow potatoes. On our site you will find a lot of interesting information on this topic. Read all about modern Dutch technology, methods of growing potatoes under straw, in barrels, in bags, in boxes.

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