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New product of Belarusian selection, productive early potato variety Uladar has been distributed in Russia since 2011 after inclusion in the State Register. According to its main characteristics, it is suitable for cultivation in the central and northwestern regions, but is gradually gaining popularity in other regions. The variety thus lives up to its name: “uladar” in Belarusian means “lord”.
Characteristic
Uladar potato tubers are developing intensively and gaining mass. The first test of tubers is possible already on the 45th day of growth. In industrial cultivation at this stage of ripeness, young tubers show a yield of 70 to 160 c/ha. During harvesting, the shaft rises to 600 c/ha. The maximum collection rate in the central regions of Russia is 425 c/ha, in Belarus – 716 c/ha.
Tubers of the Uladar variety have distinctive commercial properties: attractive presentation, uniformity, transportability, resistance to mechanical damage, good taste, shelf life up to 94%. According to reviews, tubers of the Uladar variety are characterized by density. Potatoes do not boil over, the flesh does not darken, and is suitable for making chips, fried dishes and salads.
Features of cultivation
Considering the early ripening period of Uladar potatoes, 50-65 days, two crops of this variety are obtained in the southern regions. It develops well in different soils, although it is preferable to plant an early ripening variety on loose, fertile soils. The Uladar variety is a drought-resistant plant; it requires moderate watering only in the absence of precipitation for a long time. Since the tubers grow rapidly, the plant actively absorbs nutrients from the soil. According to the author's description of Uladar, potatoes belong to the 1st class of plants in terms of the degree of removal of nutrients from the soil. Ensuring a sufficient quantity of them for maximum development of tubers is the main task of vegetable growers.
Uladar resists potato cancer, wrinkled and striped mosaics, scab and fusarium dry rot. The variety is resistant to golden nematode. Uladar potatoes are characterized by average susceptibility of tops and tubers to late blight, Alternaria and leaf curl virus. Potatoes are susceptible to rhizoctonia disease, as well as attacks by Colorado potato beetles.
Description
The Uladar potato variety bush is semi-erect, develops intensively, grows up to 60-65 cm. The leaves are medium in size, slightly wavy at the edges. The flowers are light purple or darker in color. Sometimes fruits are formed. There are 8-12 medium and large, usually uniform tubers in a nest. Light potato sprouts are lightly hairy below, red-violet.
Round-oval, less often oblong tubers of the Uladar potato variety with small superficial eyes, an average weight of 90 to 140 g.The maximum recorded weight is 180 g. The skin is smooth and yellow in color. The pulp is creamy yellow, dense. During cooking it acquires a more saturated shade. Starch composition – 12-18%. Tasters rate the taste of Uladar tubers at 4.2 points.
Advantages and disadvantages
Judging by the popularity and speed of spread of the Uladar potato variety, it is preferred by many professional potato growers, as well as owners of summer cottages and household plots:
- Early;
- High yielding;
- Good commercial properties;
- Excellent raw material for delicious dishes;
- Resistant to a number of diseases.
The disadvantages of the Uladar potato variety are not so pronounced and consist in the use of intensive technologies when growing:
- Mandatory fertilizers;
- Treatment with strong insecticides against Colorado potato beetles;
- The need for watering during periods of prolonged drought.
Agricultural technology
A month before planting, seed potato tubers are sorted out, discarding those with noticeable damage. Healthy Uladar potato planting material is laid out in boxes in 2-3 layers for germination and placed in a bright room. At temperatures above 14-15 OC vernalization of early potatoes begins - light sprouts appear. Directly on the day of planting, some farmers treat the sprouted tubers with drugs against Colorado potato beetles: “Prestige”, “Commander”, and growth stimulants: “Zircon”, “Mival”, “Gibbersib”. Spraying is carried out following the instructions for the chemicals.
Landing
When the soil warms up to +7 in May OC to a depth of 10 cm, early Uladar is planted.
- Potatoes are deepened into the soil by 8-10 cm;
- On clay soils, tubers are planted at 6-7 cm;
- They adhere to the generally accepted planting scheme for the variety: row spacing 60 cm, distance between bushes 35 cm.
Care
To ensure that the taste and yield of Uladar potatoes meet the specifications, a lot of attention is paid to it.
- The soil is regularly loosened and removed weeds;
- The bushes are hilled 2-3 times, starting from the moment the plants rise 15-20 cm;
- Drought before flowering, when tubers begin to form, is especially dangerous for early potatoes. If there is no rain, you will have to water the area with Uladara plantings;
- The potato variety will respond gratefully to watering if moisture penetrates its smallest roots to a depth of 20-30 cm.
Fertilizers
You can support the fruitful potential of potatoes by applying fertilizers to the plot in the fall, early spring, or by feeding the crop itself.
Site preparation
The area for potatoes has been prepared since autumn. Without having time to fertilize the site in the fall, you can provide the early potato variety Uladar with the necessary substances before planting. Choose one of the options:
- Organic fertilizers will enrich the soil and serve as a guarantee of the harvest. Application rates for fresh manure differ for different soil types. On heavy soils, 30 kg of organic matter per 1 square meter will be sufficient. m, sand ones require 40-60 kg. If humus is used, take a third of the above volumes;
- Superphosphate and potassium sulfate are also added to organic matter;
- In early spring, during the first cultivation of the soil, mineral preparations are scattered on the ground, then they are buried deep: 2 kg of potassium sulfate and 1 kg of double superphosphate are added per hundred square meters;
- They are also fertilized with phosphorite type nitrophoska. Sulfuric acid-type nitrophoska is added to sandy and soddy-podzolic soils.
Plant nutrition
There are many different ways to fertilize potatoes during the growing season.
- When planting early Uladar potatoes, put 0.5-1 liters of humus and a handful of wood ash in the hole, and on heavy soils add a handful of sand. The soil will become looser, and it will be convenient for tubers to grow in such soil. In addition, the sand will to some extent protect the potatoes from wireworms;
- A month after planting the Uladar potato variety, 20 g of superphosphate, 10 g of potassium salt and urea are added per square meter;
- For low shoots and in the bud formation phase, potatoes are fed leaf by leaf with superphosphate. First, 3 tablespoons of granules are dissolved in 0.5 liters of boiling water. After a day, 0.3 liters of the extract are mixed with 10 liters of water and sprayed onto the plantings;
- During flowering, they are fertilized with urea, also by foliar feeding: 50 g of the product are diluted in 10 liters of water. Consumption rate – 3 liters per 10 sq. m;
- After flowering, they are fed with magnesium and boron - the drug "Mag-Boron". Dilute 20 g in a bucket of water. Fertilizer improves the taste of any potato, including Uladara;
- Good results and easy use with ready-made products - “Impulse Plus”, “Surprise”, “Ideal”, humates.
Protection of culture
Fungicides will help with the development of fungal diseases in the area where Uladar grows. Potatoes can suffer from rhizoctonia blight, due to which up to 30% of seedlings are lost. Pre-planting treatment of tubers with the drug “Maxim” will prevent the disease. Directed action insecticides are used against Colorado potato beetles.
The variety has become a favorite in many areas. A bountiful harvest directly depends on the labor invested and care taken to improve the site.
