What are some good potato varieties?

The best potato varieties are varieties that are suitable for one or another characteristic, for those who grow them: high yield, disease resistance, unpretentious cultivation, early maturity, taste, marketability and other qualities. There are a great variety of such varieties, therefore, we present the most popular and tested ones.

Potato variety Red Scarlet

Among early varieties potatoes one of the best Dutch varieties should be noted - Red Scarlet... Early ripe variety. From planting to assembly - 75-80 days... The plant is short with reddish-purple flowers. Yield depends on climatic conditions, but enough high 450-600 c / ha... Well suited for the southern regions of the country. Tubers are smooth, oblong, beautiful, have a red color, the size of one potato is 90-130 grams... Smooth, even surface, few eyes.

The main advantage of this variety: does not darken when the surface is damaged, does not change color after cooking. Red Scarlet potatoes easily endure dry summers. It is in great demand and popularity among potato growers. Nice presentation and good taste. Good resistance to nematodes and cancer. Stores well and easily tolerates long-term transportation. With constant planting of its seeds, it retains varietal qualities for a long time.

Flaws: slightly below average resistant to viral diseases, to common scab. When overgrowing, tubers may lose their even shape.

Potato variety Red Scarlet

Gala potato variety

An early variety - Gala. This variety is for table use, of German selection. From the moment of disembarkation of this grade until fully ripe harvest takes place about 80 days... The Gala variety has large leaves, a medium-sized potato bush, weak flowering (white flowers). The weight of one tuber is 80-130 grams. Average yield - 250 kg / ha... Maximum up to 420 c / ha... This variety is very good for sale, as the yield of commercial quality tubers is up to 96%. The tubers are oval, round, even, well suited for mechanical cleaning. The variety is very resistant to diseases and viruses. Good taste. Well stored and transported. Suitable for most regions of our country.

Pros of the Gala variety: unpretentious to soil and climatic conditions, with proper adherence to agrotechnical measures - it gives a high yield of high-quality tubers. Resistant to many diseases. Resistance to mechanical damage - high.

Minuses: low resistance to rhizoctonia and late blight. This variety has very few disadvantages, especially if the growing rules are followed.

Gala potato variety

Potato variety Timo

One of the best varieties of early potatoes is considered Timo. Germinates in all regions of Russia, is well stored, high resistance to potato diseases (potato cancer). The yield of this variety is 350-600 kg / ha. Potatoes are medium in size, round in shape, the skin of young potatoes is light in color.

Potato variety Timo

Impala potato variety

Potato variety Impala considered very early, since harvesting can be done 50 days after planting. This variety is in great demand and popularity, especially in the southern regions of our country. Practically in various climatic conditions (drought, abundance of precipitation) - it gives a stable high yield, due to the rapid maturation and use of the spring moisture reserve.

The Impala potato variety, some farms in the Southern regions use for double planting in one season. Bushes are tall with white flowers. Skin color of potato tubers: yellow, shape: oval. This potato variety has a high keeping quality and transportation. Excellent yield of marketable potatoes 85–95%. Resistance to diseases and viruses - high and medium.

Impala potato variety

Potato variety Zhukovsky early

Variety Zhukovsky early belongs to very early potato varieties. He has a high, stable yield in different climates and different soils. The Zhukovsky variety blooms strongly, with red-purple flowers. Medium height bush with numerous shoots. Tubers with pink skin, oval shape. Excellent taste (potato variety is suitable for making chips).

A large yield of marketable tubers (that is, they are all large, small ones are practically absent). This potato variety is resistant to cancer, potato golden nematode, common scab and some other viruses and diseases. It should be noted that the potential yield of the early Zhukovsky variety is 600 c / ha. - this is a very high yield. And the average is 300-400 c / ha.

Potato variety Zhukovsky early

Bellarosa potato variety

Another very early and high yielding potato variety - Bellarosa. The variety is drought tolerant and suitable for most types of soils. The bush is tall with red-violet flowers. Round oval tuber with pink skin. The pulp is light yellow with high palatability. The beautiful presentation and good keeping quality of this variety make it popular and well-sold. Bellorosa potatoes are highly resistant to viral diseases and diseases. Productivity - 320 kg / ha and more.

Bellarosa potato variety

Potato variety Luck

Luck - early maturing, high-yielding potato variety. With the release of marketable tubers up to 100%, good keeping quality and safety in winter. The bushes of the Luck variety are medium-sized with white flowers. Potato tubers are large, oval in shape with a light yellow skin. The pulp is white. Good taste. Feature - planting must be carried out in well-warmed soil. This early-ripening potato variety possesses - high resistance to viruses, medium to disease and very resistant to mechanical damage.

Potato variety Luck

Adretta potato variety

Adretta - medium early, high-yielding potato variety with good and high resistance to diseases and viruses. Medium bush with white flowers. Adretta tubers are very well stored without losing their high taste.

Potato variety "Adretta"

Potato variety Romano

Romano - mid-early potato variety.It is one of the best potato varieties of this ripening period due to its high taste (Romano is suitable for preparing any dishes), good stable yield, good keeping quality, is not inclined to intensive germination. Tall plant with red-violet flowers. The tubers are oval, the peel is pink, the flesh is light cream. Average resistance to diseases and viruses. It is affected by common scab, therefore additional processing of the Romano variety is necessary against it.

Potato variety Romano

Potato variety Nevsky

Mid-early variety Nevsky. Very popular frommid-early, due to the highest yield among Russian varieties. The plant is medium, well branched with a lot of leaves. The flowers are white. The shape of the tubers is oval, the color of the peel is light yellow, the flesh is creamy. High yield of marketable tubers - up to 95%. Keeping quality is good, but at lower storage temperatures, as it has early germination of sprouts.

A feature of the Nevsky variety is planting in warm soil, without injuring tubers and fragments of sprouts. Maintaining an optimal state of soil moisture at the time of tuber formation. Medium and high resistance to viruses and diseases. It responds well to optimal soil fertilization.

Potato variety Nevsky

Rocco potato variety

Rocco - mid-early potato variety with very beautiful red tubers. Plants are medium-sized, erect, with red-violet flowers. Flowering is rare or absent. The tubers are oval with red skin. The pulp is creamy. The yield is high - up to 400 kg / ha. Disease and virus resistance - medium and high. Ideal for retail sales, keeps well and is easy to grow.

Rocco potato variety

Potato variety Picasso

Picasso variety - medium late high-yielding variety of the Dutch selection. Very beautiful tubers, but picky about fertilization. High taste. Stores well. Tall plant with white flowers. Flowering is strong. The tubers are large, oval. The color of the peel is yellow with pink splashes. The yield of marketable tubers is very high, up to 95%. Stores well. Resistance to diseases and viruses is high and very high.

Picasso potato variety

Potato variety Aurora

Aurora - mid-early table potato variety with high palatability. Plant from tall to very tall with reddish-purple flowers. The color of the peel is light brown with red blotches. The pulp is creamy. To diseases and viruses - resistant and moderately resistant.

Potato variety Aurora

Potato variety Wizard

Sorcerer early variety of potatoes with good taste, very resistant to hot climatic conditions. Medium-sized plant with white corollas. The tubers are oval in shape with a yellow and smooth skin. The color of the pulp is white. Keeping quality is very high. Medium resistant to viruses and diseases. High commercial quality.

Potato variety Wizard

Potato variety Visa

Variety Visagerminates in the Northern and Middle Volga regions. Potato tubers have a round-oval even shape, a small number of medium-sized eyes. The dense rind has a red tint, inside the flesh is pink or bright yellow. Potatoes are ideal for preparing side dishes and main courses. Productivity up to 500 kg / ha

Potato variety Visa

Potato variety Odyssey

Odysseus- a variety of potatoes with tubers of 95-110 grams, the variety prefers to germinate in the Central Region of Russia. Large tubers have an even oval shape, firm brown skin, light yellow flesh. After boiling, the potato has a soft texture, does not boil over, and has a sweetish taste.

Potato variety Odyssey

Potato variety Peter's riddle

The most common variety for the North-West region of Russia is Peter's riddle... The tubers have a specific oblong oval shape, the peel is pink, the flesh is creamy pink.Potatoes go well with vegetables and meat, and have a sweet taste when cooked. The yield of this variety is small, 180-300 kg / ha. This group also includes potato varieties: Kolobok and Pyrol. These varieties are perfectly stored in dark rooms throughout the winter, with a yield of 150–220 c / ha.

Potato variety Peter's riddle

Potato variety Maestro

Maestro - table variety of potatoes, easy to prepare, low starch content, about 12%. Productivity up to 155 kg / ha. Smooth medium-sized tubers of light brown color, the flesh is almost white.

Potato variety Maestro

Colombo potato variety

Colombo - an ultra-early variety of potatoes from the Netherlands, distinguished by a high and stable yield, excellent taste, evenness of tubers and resistance to most diseases. Medium-sized plants with white flowers can be semi-erect or spreading. Oval tubers, 12 to 15 per nest, have medium and large size, light yellow, smooth skin and yellow, slightly crumbly when cooked, pulp. A month and a half after planting, the potatoes are ready for use, the full cycle of the growing season is 60 days. Shelf life is six months. The yield of this variety reaches 400 kg / ha.

Colombo potato variety

Potato variety Scarb

Mid-season variety from Belarus, Scarb, favorably stands out for its high and stable yield, long shelf life, resistance to scab, blackleg and viral diseases. It sprouts slowly and unevenly, gaining strength over time and turning into semi-sprawling plants of medium height, semi-erect type, with white flowers. Under one bush, there are up to 14 tubers with yellow, dense and smooth skin. The pulp is yellow, watery, poorly boiled. Drought resistance is average, does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil at the beginning of development, is susceptible to late blight. Differs in high yield - 500 - 600 kg / ha.

Potato variety Scarb

Potato variety Tuleevsky

Potato Tuleyevsky - the result of the work of Russian breeders. The mid-early variety is readily grown for private consumption and for commercial purposes on large farms. Semi-upright, medium-sized plant with large white flowers has an incredible yield. The very large oval tubers with mesh skin have a tasty yellowish flesh with a medium starch content. They can be stored without signs of deterioration for a long time. The advantage of the variety is its low susceptibility to viral diseases, potato cancer, scab, late blight and Alternaria. The yield reaches up to 420 kg / ha.

Potato variety Tuleevsky

Potato variety Uladar

Uladar - an early ripe potato variety. bred by Belarusian breeders. Possesses excellent resistance to diseases, high taste characteristics, accelerated formation, resistance of tubers to mechanical stress. Of the minuses: attractiveness for the Colorado potato beetle and exactingness to agricultural technology. Semi-upright plants of medium height, purple flowers with a reddish tint. Potatoes are harvested 65 days after planting. The nest contains 8 to 12 medium and large oval tubers. Under the smooth yellow rind, there is a pale yellow pulp with little digestibility. A very productive variety - 500 - 600 c / ha.

Potato variety Uladar

Potato variety Breeze

Belarusian potatoes Breeze refers to specimens of medium early maturation. It is characterized as a high-yielding variety (up to 600 c / ha), stable, resistant to impacts and most common diseases. An exception is the golden cyst nematode. Medium-sized, semi-erect plants bloom with white inflorescences. Large oval tubers are covered with a slightly reticulate yellow skin. The yellowish flesh hardly boils well and tastes good. The rapid formation of tubers occurs until the middle of the growing season.It is grown on all types of soils for 70-80 days before harvesting.

Potato variety Breeze

Potato variety Veneta

German ultra early potatoes Veneta deserves the attention of many gardeners due to its excellent immune system and resistance to many diseases. The positive characteristics of the variety also include stable yield, excellent keeping quality and marketability. An erect, spreading, undersized bush, covered with snow-white corollas during flowering, produces up to 15 tubers. Digging can begin one and a half months after disembarkation. Medium-sized oval-round tubers have a yellow, reticulated skin. The pulp is slightly crumbly. Average yield - up to 400 kg / ha.

Potato variety Veneta

Riviera potato variety

Ultra early variety Riviera - the result of Dutch selection. Potatoes are endowed with excellent resistance to viral diseases, high yields and pleasant taste. Medium-sized plants can be semi-erect and spreading, bloom with white flowers. They are characterized by intensive growth at the beginning of development. The variety is suitable for growing under film. Under favorable conditions, it is possible to harvest twice. In each nest, on average, 12 light beige oval tubers grow, with a slight roughness of the skin. Creamy pulp is slightly boiled. Productivity - 400 kg / ha.

Riviera potato variety

Jelly potato variety

Potato Jelly medium ripening, originally from Holland, is striking in the content of vitamins, proteins and microelements. Tall, semi-erect or spreading bushes with white flowers give out up to 15 oval-round tubers with a smooth, slightly rough, yellow rind. Dense, dark yellow flesh, practically not boiled soft. Technical maturity occurs in three months. Seed storage can last for several seasons. Jelly is not susceptible to major diseases, only late blight can cause minor damage. The yield can reach up to 500 kg / ha.

Jelly potato variety

Potato variety Colette

Popular potatoes from Germany, Colette, reaches technical maturity in 75 days. This makes it possible to grow a double crop. Germination is recommended. Semi-erect, medium-sized plants bloom with rather large flowers of red-violet color. The distinctive features of the variety include amicable harvest, long shelf life, transportability, low susceptibility to nematodes, suitability for making chips. Smooth elongated tubers are covered with a beautiful yellow rind. The yellowish pulp is a little soft and has an excellent taste. Productivity with proper agricultural technology is 550 c / ha.

Potato variety Colette

Potato variety Laura

Laura - German variety of medium early ripening. Tall, sprawling bushes stand out for their multi-colored flowering - from white to light purple. The red peel effectively sets off the rich yellow color of the pulp, which is very tasty and aromatic. One nest grows up to 20 even, elongated-oval tubers. The crop is harvested no later than 80 days from the time of planting and stored without loss for up to six months. Digging can be done much earlier. Potatoes have good resistance to viral infections and diseases. Undemanding to weather conditions, but hardly tolerates drought. The average yield of the variety is - 300 - 400 c / ha.

Potato variety Laura

It is also worth noting such mid-late varieties as:Gull, Saturn, Valentine, Torch, Story.

Another one of the best representatives of late-ripening potato varieties - Surplus... Geographically, this potato variety grows in the central part of the country. The tubers have a pronounced oblong shape, the peel is yellow, the flesh is light yellow. This variety contains a large amount of starch, up to 25%. Also, this group of late-ripening potato varieties includes: Belorussian, Outflow, Orbit, Pace, Lorch, Olev... They are characterized by the following features: round shape, average tuber size 90–130 grams, white flesh on the cut, not darkening, small eyes on the surface.

Variety of potato varieties

The cultivation of early varieties of potatoes provides the population with this product already in the first half of the summer. Such tubers contain a large amount of vitamin C. Such potatoes are recommended to be eaten in their skins. Longer ripening varieties bring most of the potato harvest. These tubers are high in dry matter, protein and starch.

In order not to be mistaken when choosing a potato variety, it is necessary to study the soil and climatic conditions of places for germinating a crop. There are varieties that germinate well in sandy loam soils, while others - only in fertilized, strong soils. Your result for the winter will depend on the correct choice of the variety. Early varieties are worse stored in winter, they are grown as a "delicacy" for the summer. For late varieties, it is necessary to prepare not only the soil, but also the storage conditions. But with the correct cultivation of late varieties and adherence to all agrotechnical requirements, you will get the highest yield from them with long-term storage under all conditions.

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We took into account gardeners' feedback on the best potato varieties and selected a few of the most common varieties with positive feedback.

Gala potatoes, variety description, photo

An early high-yielding potato variety. The tubers are round-oval in shape and yellow, the flesh is yellow or dark yellow, the eyes are small. Ripening period 75-80 days. The mass of each tuber at maturity is 100-140 grams.

Gala potatoes are valued for their high marketability of tubers, resistance to mechanical damage, excellent taste and keeping quality during winter storage. The variety is resistant to potato nematode, cancer, scab, moderately resistant to late blight of tops.

Gala potato yield: up to 40 t / ha (subject to agricultural technology).

When growing this variety, it is recommended to mow the tops 10-12 days before harvesting.

Impala potatoes, characteristic of seed potatoes

An early high-yielding variety of white potatoes. Its bush is high, up to 75 cm, forms 4-5 stems, white flowers. Impala potato tubers are yellow, oval, small eyes, smooth peel, light yellow flesh.

The variety is resistant to cancer, potato nematode, susceptible to late blight and rhizoctonia disease, slightly affected by viral diseases and common scab. The period from germination to technical ripeness is 70-75 days.

Impala potato yield: up to 36 t / ha.

Impala potatoes are valued for their early maturity, high productivity, presentation and excellent taste of tubers.

Potatoes Red Scarlet, photo, reviews

This is an early, very productive potato of Dutch selection. In terms of yield, it surpasses many well-known varieties.

The bush is about 70 cm high, forms 7-8 stems, the flowers are red-purple. Tubers are elongated-oval with a smooth red skin, yellow pulp and small eyes. There are usually 20 or more tubers in the nest, each weighing 80-85 grams.

The Scarlet potato variety is resistant to late blight, cancer, and leaf curling. It tolerates drought well and is therefore suitable for growing in very hot climates. Ripening period is about 75 days.

When boiling, potatoes of this variety do not fall apart, preserving the appearance of the tubers. It does not darken during cutting, which is typical for many other varieties.Tubers keep well in winter.

Potato yield Red Scarlet: up to 46 t / ha (subject to agricultural technology).

Scarlet variety is resistant to the most famous viral diseases, but weakly resistant to common scab. The variety is sensitive to late blight of foliage, but at the same time it is resistant to late blight of tubers, which is more important.

Tuleevsky potatoes, variety description, characteristics

This is a Siberian mid-season large-fruited variety of Kemerovo selection. The Tuleyevsky variety is valued for its excellent taste, it is believed that it has no equal. It even surpassed the well-known Adretta variety, although it looks very similar. True, Adretta is a little smaller, on average it is about the size of a fist. Most of all, Tuleyevsky potatoes are suitable for mashed potatoes, as they are very crumbly.

This potato has yellow tubers with beautiful yellow flesh. The variety does not tolerate drought well, loves moist soil. In good conditions, very large tubers grow, but with a lack of boron in the soil, they can have voids inside. That is, you must first experiment with a small amount of planting material. If the soil is not suitable, then the potatoes will be poorly stored due to the voids inside.
The ripening period for this variety is 90-110 days. The bushes are medium-sized, spreading, the flowers are large, white.

Potato yield Tuleevsky: up to 50 t / ha (subject to agricultural technology).

Variety Tuleyevsky is resistant to potato cancer, moderately resistant to tops and moderately susceptible to late blight pathogens in tubers, susceptible to golden potato nematode.

Potatoes Luck, photos, reviews

It is an early variety, with a period from germination to harvest of 60 to 70 days. The bushes of this variety are dense, low, spreading with white flowers.

Potato tubers Luck are large, oval in shape, with small eyes and thin skin. The color of the tubers is creamy brown, the flesh is white with excellent taste, the weight of each is 90 - 120 grams. The number of tubers in the nest is usually 10-15 pcs.

Potato yield Luck: 700 - 1200 grams of tubers from 1 bush.

Potatoes of this variety are resistant to mechanical damage, late blight, cancer, rot, wrinkled mosaic, viral diseases.

Rosara potatoes, variety description, photo

This is an early potato variety, ripening period 70-75 days. Rosary bushes are medium-sized, semi-sprawling with red-violet flowers. The tubers of this variety are elongated-oval, with a thin skin and small eyes. The potatoes are red in color, but yellow in the cross section. These are delicious potatoes. Each mature tuber weighing 80-115 grams, their number in the nest is up to 18 pieces.

Potato variety Rosara is resistant to potato nematode, cancer and relatively resistant to scab and late blight.

The variety is valued for its stable and high yield and excellent presentation. The most productive of all red potatoes.

Rosar potato yield: 20-31 t / ha.

Bellarosa potatoes, variety description, characteristics photo by Tamara Proskurnya

Early ripe table variety. The bush is tall, erect, the leaf is large, green. The flowers are medium-sized, reddish-purple in color.

The tubers are oval-rounded, with small eyes and a rough red skin. The pulp is light yellow. Tuber weight ranges from 117 to 207 g. The taste is good. Marketability of fruits 82-99%, keeping quality 93%.

The variety is resistant to the causative agent of potato cancer and golden potato cyst nematode.

Maximum Bellarosa potato yield - 385 c / ha.

The Bellarosa potato variety is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for the Central Black Earth Region.

Originator: Europlant.

Rocco potatoes, variety description, characteristics

This is a late-ripening, Dutch-bred table potato variety. Erect bush, medium height, red-violet flowers. The tubers are oval in shape, with a red skin and cream-colored flesh. The average weight of 1 tuber is 120 g, up to 12 tubers ripen on one bush. The tubers have good keeping quality and are well kept.

Boiled and fried potatoes are especially tasty.

Rocco potato yield: 400 centners per hectare (subject to agricultural technology).

The variety is virus-resistant. It tolerates drought and lingering rainstorms.

Adretta potatoes, variety description, photo

Mid-season, high-yielding potato variety from German breeders. The first crop can be harvested on day 60, the full ripening of tubers occurs on the 75-80th day.

The bush is upright, compact. Leaves are medium to large, light green in color. Corollas are spreading, white. The tubers are round-oval, the skin is yellow, slightly rough, the eyes are small and superficial. The pulp is light yellow to yellow. Slightly crumbly after heat treatment. Great for making mashed potatoes, chips.

Yield of Adrett's potatoes: 1.5-2 kg per bush.

Adretta is drought tolerant, tolerates sudden temperature changes and excessive humidity. Highly resistant to cancer and stem nematode, moderately resistant to late blight and viruses.

Potatoes Kamensky, characteristic of seed potatoes

An early ripe, high-yielding potato variety of domestic selection. This is an elite variety of table potatoes that are also suitable for storage.

The tubers are oval-elongated, the peel is red, rough, the eyes are medium in size. The pulp is light yellow to yellow. Average tuber weight is 110-130 grams.

The bush is erect, the leaves are medium and large, very tough, dark green in color, have a pronounced waviness of the edge.

Potato yield Kamensky: 185 c / ha.

The main difference between Kamensky and other varieties is that this potato has absolute resistance to the Colorado potato beetle. It is also resistant to potato cancer, late blight of tops and tubers, various mosaics and viral infections. The only disadvantage of this variety is its susceptibility to potato nematode.

Riviera potatoes, characteristic of the variety

Very early (tubers gain marketable weight already on the 40th day from germination), high-yielding table Dutch variety of potatoes. It is suitable for both consumption and long-term storage.

The plant is erect, 75-85 cm high. The stems are strong, powerful root system. The leaves are large, dark green, wavy along the edge. Corollas are red-violet.

1 bush forms 10-12 tubers. Tubers are oval (rarely round) in shape, the peel is thick, slightly rough, light yellow in color. The eyes are superficial. The pulp of this variety is grainy, creamy. After heat treatment, it becomes crumbly. Average tuber weight is 100-170 grams.

Riviera potato yield: 45 t / ha.

Advantages of the variety: drought resistance (gives a good result in hot regions), average resistance to a cancer pathogen, viral potato infections, potato nematode.

The disadvantage of the variety: it is sensitive to scab, and if the harvest is not timely, it is susceptible to late blight of tubers and leaves.

Picasso potatoes, description, photo

Medium late (125-140 days), high-yielding Dutch variety of table potatoes. Picasso potatoes were included in the State Register of Varieties of the Russian Federation in 1995. Zoned in the Central and Central Black Earth regions.

It tolerates high air and soil temperatures during the growing season, and is drought-resistant. The Picasso potato variety is resistant to potato nematode, fusarium, common scab, crayfish. Medium resistant to late blight tops, resistant to tuber damage.

The bush is tall, erect, spreading. The leaves are large, dark green, white corollas.

The tubers are large, the skin is yellow with pink eyes. The pulp is creamy. The taste is excellent. Keeps perfectly. One bush gives up to 20 tubers weighing 80-140 grams each.

The yield of Picasso potatoes high.

The variety requires higher fertilization rates.

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Breeders have bred more than 280 varieties of potatoes, which are recommended to be grown in personal plots. The best varieties of potatoes are characterized by good yield, excellent taste and presentation, immunity to bacteria and viruses.

Classification of potato varieties

Ripening classification:

• ultra early - up to 1.5 months;
• early - up to 2 months;
• medium - up to 3 months;
• late - from 3 months to 140 days.

Potato varieties are bred for different purposes:

• fodder - used as fodder for livestock; potatoes are large, contain a lot of protein and starch;
• universal - allowed for use in cooking and for feeding livestock; with a starch value of 16-18%;
• technical - dry matter more than 16%, are used as raw materials for the production of starch and alcohol;
• canteens are of the greatest interest for gardeners, as they are used in cooking.

Table varieties contain a different percentage of dry matter - starch and are divided into types:

1. Type A - low dry matter value up to 14%; the tubers are dense, do not boil over, they are used for side dishes and salads.
2. Type B - 14-17% starch; this type includes varieties that are used for frying and making chips.
3. Type C - from 17 to 20% dry matter; average cookability.
4. Type D - starch value up to 25%. This type includes varieties of fully boiled potatoes, which are used to obtain dry mashed potatoes.

Characteristics of the color of the peel:

• red peel - shelf-stable potatoes, contains a lot of antioxidants;
• white and yellow potatoes — taste good and have more starch than red tubers.

Overview of potato varieties

Below we take a look at the most popular potato varieties for various characteristics.

Super early varieties

The growth period is 45-60 days. Their advantages are minimal watering 2-3 times, immunity to late blight and the ability to harvest twice a season.

The main disadvantage of early potato varieties is that the tubers are not suitable for storage, as their skin is very thin. The harvest quickly becomes sluggish and loses its flavor.

1. Impala is a Dutch selection. Resistant to damage during harvesting. Tubers are slightly oval, ripen in 50 days. The surface is yellow, has no roughness, the average starch is up to 15%, the weight of the potato is 160 g.
2. Bellarosa - bred in Germany. The shape of the potato is spherical, weight - 200 g, the flesh on the cut is beige, the skin is rough, pinkish. Immune to bacteria.
3. Alyona. A variety of oblong potatoes. The tuber weighs 130 g, the peel is pinkish. The pulp is light beige, does not darken during cooking; dry matter content 15%.
4. Riviera. Dutch variety. Potato - rounded, weight - 140 g. Peel - yellowish, flesh - beige, starch up to 16%.
5. Timo. Finnish potatoes. The growth period is 45 days. Potatoes weighing up to 120 g, round. Smooth surface of the tuber, brown-yellow color; starch - up to 14%, the pulp is pale, almost white.

Medium varieties

With a ripening period of up to 100 days. They are grown for winter storage, as the tubers are mature and do not germinate until spring.

1. Gala. A spherical vegetable with light flesh and brownish peel. Tuber weight - 120 g. It has average starch values.
2. Red Scarlett. Dutch selection. The tubers are oblong with a flat surface. The skin is reddish, the flesh is almost white. Weight - up to 120 g.
3. Rosara. A variety of German selection. Tubers grow up to 70 days. The shape of the potato is oblong, weighing 150 g, with beige pulp and pinkish skin.
4. Karatop. The tubers mature for 70 days. Little eyes.The potatoes are elongated, the peel is brownish, the flesh is pale yellow.
5. Sante is a Dutch selection. Vegetable weighing 80 g, with a golden skin, cream tuber on the cut.

Late varieties

The growth period is from 90-140 days. They contain the maximum amount of carbohydrates and nutrients. They are stored for a long time until the next harvest without germination. Tubers are less likely to suffer from diseases.

1. Picasso is a Dutch breeding potato. There is little starch in the composition, it does not boil over. A vegetable weighing 120 g, creamy on the cut, the skin is yellow with burgundy specks.
2. Pace. Potatoes weighing 150 g, contains 22% starch; on the cut - beige.
3. Nevsky. The tuber is round, 120–130 g, pale cream on the cut. The surface is without roughness, pale yellow, the eyes are pinkish, shallow.
4. Nikulinsky. The vegetable weighs 90 g, elongated, the skin is light beige with pinkish spots, on the cut of the potato it is snow-white.
5. Zhuravinka is a Belarusian selection. Oval tubers of a pinkish hue, up to 160 g. Does not suffer from drought.

The most productive varieties

They give over 350 centners per hectare, and with the addition of additional fertilizing and proper watering - up to 800 centners per hectare.

1. Temp - tubers are large, with a yield of 550 c / ha.
2. Good luck - with an average starch index, it is capable of producing a yield of 960 c / ha.
3. Zhukovsky. Vegetable weighing 165 g, with a yield of up to 500 c / ha. The skin of the tuber is pink, the flesh is pale yellow.
4. Bellarosa. A very early variety, which, with proper care, gives a yield of young potatoes of 400 c / ha.
5. Idaho. Early potatoes with starch up to 17%. The tuber rind is smooth. Productivity - up to 600 kg / ha.

The most delicious varieties

Mona lisa

They contain a lot of amino acids, starch, bioflavonoids and fiber.

1. Mona Lisa is a mid-early variety. Potato weight - 80 g; the skin is hard.
2. Bentier is a medium early potato. The skin is brown, the cut is a beige pulp, weight is 120 g, there are few eyes.
3. Symphony is a medium-ripening variety. The color of the potato is red, the flesh is yellowish, weight 120 g.
4. Adretta. Spherical potatoes. The rind and flesh are beige; the surface of the tuber is rough.
5. Simpley Ed. Reddish tuber, flesh - beige, contains many antioxidants.

For clay and sandy soils

Rodrigo

Potato varieties are selected that are capable of bearing fruit on heavy, dense soils. In clay areas, water stagnates after heavy rains, and a crust forms when it dries.

Sandy soils have low porosity, quickly pass air and water, and are not able to retain moisture. For such plots of land, you need to choose drought-resistant varieties.

1. Gatchinsky. Potato shape - spherical, weight - up to 140 g; the pulp is creamy. Productivity - up to 450 kg / ha.
2. The glow is a mid-late potato. The skin is pinkish, the tuber on the cut is white, the dry matter content is 22%. Productivity - up to 400c / ha. It has wide leaves that do not allow moisture under the bush to evaporate quickly.
3. Bellarosa - on heavy soils forms up to 10 tubers weighing 150-200 g on a bush. The root system penetrates deep into the ground, where it extracts water and nutrients.
4. Cleopatra is a Dutch variety. The skin is red, the flesh is pale yellow, starch is 13%; tubers are large.
5. Rodrigo is a German-bred potato. Large tubers up to 200 g, the skin is reddish, the flesh is beige.

Universal varieties capable of bearing fruit on different soils - "Zhukovsky", "Nevsky".

Potato varieties for different regions of the country

The climate of different regions of the country is different. Therefore, for each zone, potatoes are selected that can bear fruit well in certain weather conditions.

Rodrigo and Gala

For Moscow region

The climate is moderately continental with relatively mild winters and rainy summers. The first frosts are possible from mid-September.

It is recommended to plant the best early varieties: Impala, Nevsky, Zhukovsky, Vesna, Luck, Bellarosa, Sineglazka, Bryansky Early.

For Siberia

An area with a sharply continental climate, with late spring frosts, short summers and heavy rains at the end of the summer.

Under such conditions, early and middle varieties are grown: Tuleevsky, Nevsky, Adretta, Impala, Luck, Lyubava.

For the Urals

A short warm period is characteristic, especially in the north and in the central part of the region. Choose early and medium varieties for cultivation: "Luck", "Timo", "Riviera", "Impala", "Gala", "Nevsky".

Middle zone of Russia

It is characterized by a temperate climate with high humidity. Warm seasons are from late May to mid-September. The best potato varieties for the middle lane:

• early - "Bellarosa", "Impala";
• middle - "Rosara", "Sante", "Slavyanka";
• later - "Picasso", "Nevsky", "Zhuravinka".

For southern areas

Hot summers and lack of moisture are typical. The very early varieties "Udacha", "Impala", "Alena", "Zhukovsky" give a harvest before the onset of heat. They are grown twice a season.

With sufficient watering, late varieties are grown: "Nevsky", "Temp", "Picasso", "Nikulinsky".

Potato varieties by purpose

For frying

Suitable potatoes with a low starch content of 14-17%: Impala, Alena, Sante, Luck, Ryabinushka.

For mashed potatoes

They choose potatoes with 17 to 25% starch: Gala, Skazka, Nevsky, Zarevo, Verba, Atlant, Adretta.

For long-term storage

An early ripe crop can be stored until mid-autumn, then the tubers germinate and wither.

It is better to use medium and late potatoes for storage. It has a thick skin, is resistant to fungal diseases, does not rot during storage. Stored without significant weight loss "Nevsky", "Sante", "Minerva", "Slavyanka", "Gatchinsky" "Adretta".

Reviews of potato varieties

"Nevsky" is positively assessed by vegetable growers. This is a delicious potato with a yield of up to 15 tubers per bush. It is also immune to bacteria. Tubers are oblong, easy to clean without roughness. Potatoes "Nevsky" are heat-resistant. Therefore, it is cultivated in their gardens by amateur summer residents. It is also popular for commercial cultivation.

Bellarosa is an early table potato. Mass harvest is recommended 55 days after planting. You can selectively dig in the bushes already on the 40th day. For the opportunity to get young tubers so early, the variety is appreciated by summer residents. In addition, in areas with a mild climate, the variety is grown twice a season.

The advantage of Bellarosa is the ability to produce crops on heavy soils and on dry areas without an automatic irrigation system.

Temp potatoes are popular among gardeners. He has large tubers with a high starch content of up to 23%. It is used for industrial purposes, for the manufacture of starch and dry purees. It is appreciated by private growers for its good taste and quick digestibility.

Choosing the best potato variety starts with studying the climate and soil composition of the region. With this approach, early potatoes will delight in harvest in early summer, and late potatoes are used during winter. The ability to navigate the varieties will help you choose the right vegetable for frying and various dishes: soups, side dishes, mashed potatoes.

Potatoes have long been considered the most popular crop grown in Russia. Consider in the article which varieties are best to choose in order to get a high-quality and large harvest.

List of the best potato varieties alphabetically

There is approximately 280 subspecies potatoes that can be grown in different climatic zones. Many varieties have found their popularity in industrial production, some have fallen in love with summer residents to plant on the site. Let's consider the most popular varieties and species in a small alphabetical catalog.

Idaho

Its main advantage is a large, even fruit.

Main characteristics:

• early ripening variety;
• productive - 500 c / ha;
• most popular for cooking in restaurants;
• high resistance to diseases;
• contains a high level of starch up to 17%.

Idaho is the most popular variety for cooking in restaurants

Planting is carried out in early spring, when the frost has already passed, and the temperature reaches 8 degrees.

Bela Rosa

Bela Rosa is the most popular in the territories of the CIS countries.

Main characteristics:

• early maturing, in the south you can get several harvests per season;
• with proper watering and feeding, high yield - 350 c / ha;
• a large oval-shaped root crop (about 200-500gr fruit).

You should know that it grows poorly on the ground without feeding. It is recommended to grow it after legumes.

Bela Rosa

Red Scarlet

The Dutch variety is not inferior in its characteristics even to the Belarusian ones. It is characterized by medium roots with excellent taste characteristics.

Often used for cooking in restaurants.

Main characteristics:

• the bush is undersized, blooms with lilac flowers;
• the variety is susceptible to diseases: phytosphorosis and scab;
• the fruit resembles an oblong oval in shape;
• the peel is red to pinkish-purple in color;
• cream-colored pulp;
• tolerates heat well;
• the weight of one fetus is from 70-200 grams;
• on one bush up to 15 tubers.

Red Scarlett

Rosara

Rosara belongs to the early maturing, ripens within 70 days... Used in new and modern industries for the preparation of dry raw materials.

Main characteristics:

• the pulp has a pale yellow tint;
• on average, the fetus weighs about 70-130g;
• the shape of the fruit is oval, slightly elongated;
• keeps its shape well due to the low starch content;
• yield 500 c / ha.

Rosara

Picasso

Refers to late varieties of potatoes. Fully matures later 110-130 days after germination.

Main characteristics:

• high yield, from 1 hectare it can turn out up to 20 tons potatoes;
• the color of the tubers is pink-yellow;
• the weight of one fruit fluctuates from 100-150 gr;
• the pulp is white-yellow;
• the taste is amazing;
• susceptible to disease - late blight;
• has a long shelf life.

Planting the plant is carried out in the spring, when there is no longer frost, but the soil is still moist.

Picasso

Tuleyevsky

Tuleyevsky is well adapted to many climatic conditions, is actively planted on farms.

Main characteristics:

• the shape of the fruit is even, oval;
• the pulp is light yellow;
• fetal weight 100-300 gr.;
• during cooking it retains its shape well;
• has an excellent potato flavor;
• does not require constant fertilizing with fertilizers.

Planting begins only after the soil warms up to +10 degrees. Does not require watering. Minus is his cannot be stored for a long timeas it starts to wither.

Tuleyevsky

Gala

The German early-ripening potato variety Gala has excellent taste and is distinguished by the content of a large amount of starch in the fruit.

Main characteristics:

• from 1 weave you can collect up to 400 kg potatoes;
• root crops are round, small in size with a yellow skin;
• the pulp is bright yellow;
• average weight of potatoes 60-130gr;
• prone to black parasha infestation.

It is considered one of the best hybrid varieties.

Ripens within 75 days, during this period potatoes can be harvested. You need to plant potatoes as soon as the air temperature reaches 10 degrees.

Dauphine

Delicious Dutch, considered one of the most delicious root crops of potatoes.

Main characteristics:

• from 1 are collected up to 220 kg harvest;
• tuber weight varies from 150 to 350 g;
• about 20 fruits come out from one bush.

Dauphine is one of the most delicious potatoes

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The most suitable variety for those who want to grow potatoes for themselves.

Main characteristics:

• has excellent taste;
• gives a high yield up to 390 kg per hectare;
• tuber weight reaches 400 g;
• bushes of the variety are high, strong up to 80 cm;
• well boiled during cooking;
• resistant to diseases such as powdery mildew and fungi.

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Nevsky

There are several varieties of Nevsky in terms of ripening time. It is considered elite, grows well in any conditions.

Main characteristics:

• yield up to 350 kg from a hundred;
• for planting, you need to choose not sprouted tubers, after germination, plant those with short sprouts;
• tubers with long sprouts are unacceptable for sowing;
• refers to mid-late;
• ripening occurs in 75-90 days;
• oval in shape, with a light yellow skin and creamy flesh;
• they love warmth, so it is recommended to plant when the frost has passed.

Nevsky

Latona

It is considered an early maturing dining room.

On the 45th day, you can already get the first harvest, but in general, the harvest time is 70-75 day.

Main characteristics:

• from each bush you can collect 2 kg fruits;
• resistant to weather conditions, tolerates transportation well;
• practically immune to diseases, there is a possibility of infection with late blight and viral diseases;
• the pulp is pale yellow;
• requires care, watering, organic matter;
• keeps well during the winter.

Latona

Luck

Refers to the elite who require special care... If you follow all the rules, you can collect up to 950 c / ha.

Main characteristics:

• tuber weight 170 g;
• refers to the mid-season (on average 90 days);
• up to 15 kg of root crops can be collected from a bush;
• perfectly tolerates winter and keeps well for a long time.

Adretta

Bred by breeders in Germany 25 years ago. We are still loved by gourmets due to its excellent taste.

Main characteristics:

• the peel has a yellow tint, slightly rough to the touch;
• the pulp can be light yellow or deep yellow;
• the shape of the root crop is round-oval;
• average fetal weight 140 gr.;
• the variety can be planted in open ground at the end of April, propagated by tubers;
• full maturation occurs in 65-80 days;
• high-yielding, from 1 hectare you can get up to 45 tons.

Adretta

Felox

It belongs to the early maturing, perfectly tolerates heat and sudden changes in temperature.

This subspecies can be found in all regions of Russia.

Main characteristics:

• root vegetable weight varies from 80 to 200 gr;
• the peel has a delicate amber hue;
• the pulp is light yellow;
• before planting, it is recommended to process it with copper sulfate;
• contains a high level of starch up to 17%;
• harvested from one hectare 250 centners potatoes;
• planting is done in early May.

Felox

Sprint

Early ripe potatoes have a pleasant taste.

Main characteristics:

• an elongated oval fruit;
• the peel is yellow, the pulp is light cream;
• tuber weighs about 80-200 gr;
• contains a high level of starch up to 17%;
• there is a possibility of infection with late blight;
• yield 300 c / ha.

The palatability of potatoes is improved if they contain a large amount of starch. You can influence the taste of the fruit with the right care: watering, fertilizing.

Sprint

Potato subspecies

Different varieties of potatoes are suitable not for all regions of Russia... Although most are acclimatized to the temperate zone, there are varieties that are most suitable for central Russia and Siberia.

Also, potatoes differ in the shade of pulp, taste, ripening time. Based on this, they can be classified as follows:

Classification of varieties by growth

Geographical position	Variety names
For central Russia	Nevsky, Felox, Sprint, Latona, Red Scarlet, Picasso
For Moscow region	Tuleyevsky, Gala, Nevsky, Luck, Sprint, Pai, Dauphine, Idaho, Bela Rosa, Rosara
For Siberia	Adretta, Luck, Scarlet, Tuleevsky, Nevsky

Types by yield

Red potatoes with yellow flesh	Bela Rosa, Red Scarlet, Rosara
Loose varieties	Idaho, Pye
High yielding	Rosara, Adretta, Luck
Pink potato	Picasso
Potatoes yellow	Idaho, Tuleyevsky, Gala, Sprint, Felox

Ripening classification

Medium early	50-60 days	Idaho, Bela Rosa, Rosara, Red Scarlet
Mid-season	80-95 days	Latona, Luck
Mid late	95-100 days	Atlant, Nevsky
Late	4 months	Picasso

All of the above potato varieties have excellent characteristics and taste. Most are disease resistant and yield high.