Popular potato varieties: advantages and disadvantages

Ultra-early and early potato varieties

Variety of potatoes
Advantages
Disadvantages

Bellicose

(german variety)
Ripening period:Early, 50-70 days
Productivity from 1 are: 300-400 kg

• Grows well in the North-West, in Kaliningrad
• Grows well in the Urals
• Grows well in Vyatka
• Resistant to golden nematode
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to common scab
• Resistant to viral diseases
• Drought-resistant
• Stores well
• Well transported

• Not resistant to late blight
• Unstable to brown spot
• Damaged when cleaning

Vineta

(German, table variety)
Early, 45-70 days
300-400 kg

• Good taste
• Does not crumble during cooking
• Suitable for frying and fries
• Stores well 
• Not damaged in transit
• Stable yield
• Drought-resistant, grows well in Central Asia

Not resistant to late blight

Gala

(german variety)
Early, 70-80 days
250-400 kg

• Weather resistant
• Grows well in the Urals
• Stores well
• Contains little starch (does not get soft during cooking)
• Good taste
• Suitable for diet food
• Resistant to viral diseases

Zhukovsky early

(Russian variety)
Early, 60-70 days
300-400 kg

• Not resistant to late blight
• Weakly resistant to rhizoctonia
• Weakly resistant to bacteriosis
• Weakly resistant to viral diseases
• Ripens quickly

Impala

(Kubanka, Krymchanka)
Early, 50-60 days
200-380 kg

• Capable of producing 2 crops per year
• Stores well
• Large, oval, even tubers
• Weather resistant
• Drought-resistant
• Resistant to Rhizoctonia
• Scab resistant
• Potato nematode resistant

• Not resistant to late blight during prolonged rains
• Watery taste (matures on storage)

Colombo

(Dutch variety “Colomba”)
Early, 50-65 days
220-420 kg Weakly resistant to late blight and scab

Red Scarlet

(Dutch variety)
Early, 75-80 days
500-600 kg

• Good taste
• Beautiful tubers
• Drought-resistant
• Nematode resistant
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to PVYn virus
• Stores well
• Well transported

• Resistant to viral diseases
• Unstable to scab
• Unstable to Alternaria
• Loses its shape when overripe

Riviera

(Dutch, table variety)
Early, 45-80 days
300-400 kg

• Good taste
• Sells well in markets and stores washed
• You can get 2 crops per year
• Stores well
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to golden nematode
• Resistant to viruses

Rosara

(german variety)
Early, 65-70 days
300-420 kg

• Weather resistant
• Drought tolerant
• Grows well in the Urals
• Nematode resistant
• Cancer resistant
• Scab resistant
• Resistant to late blight
• Well transported
• Stores well
• Good taste 
• Does not boil soft (little starch)

• Reborn through 4-5 years, needs updating
• The taste of potatoes appears when the tubers are fully ripe (young potatoes are watery)

Timo

(Finnish variety “Timo Hankkiyan”)
Early, 55-70 days
240-380 kg

• Good taste
• Beautiful, smooth, tubers
• Grows well in the Northwest, North and Central regions
• Weather resistant
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to late blight
• Scab resistant
• Stores well

Good luck

(Russian variety)
Early, 50-70 days
350-450 kg

• Grows well in the Northwest
• Grows well in the Far East
• Grows well in Vyatka
• Resistant to drought and heat
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Scab resistant
• Resistant to Rhizoctonia 
• Not damaged when cleaning
• Stores well
• Popular with farmers

Uladar

(Belarusian, table variety)
Early, 50-65 days
250-300 kg

• Unstable to rhizoctonia
• Weakly resistant to late blight
• Weakly resistant to Alternaria
• Severely damaged by the Colorado potato beetle

Fidelia

(German, table variety)
Early, 45-60 days
250-430 kg

Mid-early (mid-season) potato varieties

Variety of potatoes
Advantages
Disadvantages

Adretta

(German, table variety)
Medium early, 70-80 days
Productivity from 1 are: 350-450 kg

• High starch content (crumbly when cooked)
• Weather resistant
• Unpretentious
• Stores well
• Resistant to viruses
• Pest resistant
• Popular with farmers
• Can be used for livestock feed

• Unstable to scab
• Not resistant to late blight
• Unstable to rhizoctonia

Breeze

(Belarusian, table variety)
Medium early, 70-80 days
200-400 kg

• Loose, suitable for boiling and mashing
• Stores well 
• Not damaged when cleaning
• Suitable for growing in the Kaliningrad region
• Disease resistant

Visa

(Russian, table variety)
Medium early, 70-80 days
200-320 kg

• Grows well in the North, North-West and Vyatka
• Stores well
• Weather resistant
• Resistant to late blight in tubers

Jelly

(Dutch, table variety)
Medium early, 60-80 days
250-400 kg Not resistant to late blight

Colette

(German, table variety “Colette”)
Medium early, 60-75 days
200-300 kg Not resistant to late blight

Laura

(German, table variety “Laura”)
Medium early, 60-80 days
330-500 kg

• Does not crumble during cooking
• Suitable for chips and frying
• Stores well
• Drought-resistant

Medium resistant to viruses and pests

Maestro

(French, table variety)
Medium early, 65-70 days
350-650 kg

Nevsky

(Russian variety)
Medium early, 75-90 days
450-600 kg

• Grows well in the Northwest
• Weather resistant (gives stable yields)
• Drought-resistant
• Resistant to common scab
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to Rhizoctonia
• Resistant to late blight 
• Not damaged when cleaning
• Stores well at low temperatures

• Poorly tolerates cutting off sprouts from tubers in the spring
• Dislikes cold, wet soil when planting

Odysseus

(Russian variety)
Medium early, 70-80 days
200-300 kg

• Grows well in the Central Black Earth Region
• Weather resistant
• Stores well
• Smooth tubers with yellow pulp

Not resistant to diseases and pests

Rocco

(Dutch variety)
Medium early, 70-90 days
350-400 kg

• Traditional taste
• Good for chips and frying
• Stores well
• Nice tubers (sold well in stores)
• Popular with farmers
• Resistant to golden nematode
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to viruses

Not resistant to late blight

Romano

(Dutch, table variety)
Medium early, 65-80 days
450-600 kg

• Great taste (based on the results of tastings)
• Drought-resistant
• Stores well
• Well transported
• Not damaged when cleaning
• Resistant to late blight in tubers
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to viruses

• Not resistant to common scab
• Not resistant to late blight on leaves

Treasure

(Belarusian, table variety)
Medium early, 70-80 days
250-400 kg

• Watery taste Unsustainable shoots and flowering
• Not resistant to late blight
• Medium drought tolerant
• Medium scab resistant

Sierra

(Dutch, table variety)
Medium early, 65-85 days
250-300 kg

• Slightly soft, suitable for frying and fries
• Smooth tubers, good presentation (yellow skin, smooth)
• Weather resistant
• Stores well
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Medium resistant to late blight of tubers
• Medium resistant to Yntn virus and scab

• Requires professional care
• Requires watering in drought
• Requires low temperature storage
• Susceptible to golden nematode
• Not resistant to late blight of tops

Tuleevsky

(Russian variety)
Medium early, 70-80 days
300-420 kg

• Stores well
• Resistant to diseases and pests

Evolution

(Dutch, table variety)
Medium early, 65-85 days
420-770 kg

• Slightly soft, suitable for frying and fries
• Traditional taste
• Weather resistant
• Stores well at low temperatures
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Resistant to golden nematode
• Resistant to late blight of tubers
• Medium resistant to Yntn virus and scab

• Requires professional care
• Requires watering in drought
• Requires low temperature storage
• Not resistant to late blight of tops

Late (late ripening) potato varieties

Variety of potatoes
Advantages
Disadvantages

Aurora

(Russian, table variety)
Medium late, 80-90 days
300-400 kg

• Loose when boiled (good for mashed potatoes, soups, casseroles)
• Traditional taste
• Grows well in the North and North-West, in Vyatka
• Stores well
• Weather resistant
• Resistant to golden nematode
• Resistant to potato cancer

• Not resistant to late blight
• Unstable to scab
• Unstable to Alternaria
• Not resistant to pests

Peter’s riddle

(Russian variety)
Medium late, 80-90 days
200-340 kg

• Grows well in the North, Northwest, Far East
• Stores well
• Resistant to late blight
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Traditional taste

Picasso

(Dutch variety)
Medium late, 110-120 days
350-400 kg

• Pleasant taste 
• Does not boil soft when boiled
• Stores well
• Weather resistant (tolerates heat and drought)
• Resistant to potato cancer
• Nematode resistant
• Resistant to viruses
• Scab resistant

• Not resistant to late blight
• Fertile, fertilized soil required

Wizard

(Russian, table variety)
Medium late, 80-90 days
200-350 kg

• Grows well in the North
• Traditional taste
• Weather resistant
• Unpretentious
• Stores well
• Resistant to potato cancer