Domestic middle-late potato Wizard: characteristic of the variety, its description and photo

Domestic breeders are considered among the most productive in the world. Our country has donated more than one potato variety, which combines both good taste and unpretentiousness in grooming.

One of these rightly and the potato Wizard. In this article you will find a detailed description of the variety, its characteristics, the subtleties of agricultural engineering, the propensity to disease and attack of pests.

Potato Wizard: variety description

It is a product of domestic breeders, the patent owner of this variety is the GNU Belogorka Leningrad Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture. In the State Register of Varieties of Russia was included in 2000 for the Far Eastern, Middle Volga, North Caucasus, North-West, North, Volga-Vyatka and Central Black Earth regions.

Treats table srednepozdny types of potatoes, the full vegetative period passes in 80 - 90 days from the moment of the first shoots. It has good yield - usually it turns out about 27 - 35 t / ha of commodity fruits (marketability is 85 - 97%). Tubers are large, heavy, oval in shape and with small superficial eyes. The skin is thin, smooth, light cream color. The flesh is milky white, quite dense and does not darken when cuts.

You can compare potato yields Wizard with other varieties in the table below:

The average weight of a marketable fruit is 75 - 120 g, but often the tubers can grow up to 150 g. The starch content in the fruit varies between 12 and 15%. Differ excellent keeping quality (97%), thanks to which they can be stored in cellars or in warehouses for several months.

In the table below you will find this characteristic in different varieties:

Bushes of medium height, erect. Plant leafy sprawling type, and the leaves themselves are about 15 cm in length. They have a light green color and a straight shape, without waviness characteristic of the potato at the edges.

In the flowering period appear quite lush flowers with white corollas.

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A photo

See below: Potato Wizard photo

Characteristics and features of cultivation

Wizard is very popular in Russia grade. Partly due to the fact that it tolerates heat and drought well, partly due to the fact that it tastes great. The flesh does not darken under the influence of heat treatment, but when cooked it shows good crumbiness.

Fruits are not prone to physical deformation, so they do an excellent job with transportation. Steamed with keeping quality and a nice looking view, these qualities make the Sorcerer an excellent grade for sales. Potatoes are well kept. Read more on our website about the timing, temperature and places for storing potatoes, about possible problems. And also about how to store roots in the winter, in vegetable stores and in the apartment, in the cellar and on the balcony, in boxes, in the refrigerator and peeled.

Another plus is unpretentiousness to the choice of soil. It can be planted in almost any soil, you just need to follow a few basic rules of this process:

• About a month before planting, the planting material must be placed in a warm and lighted place so that the tubers have time to germinate well;
• If you want to get a better crop in the shortest possible time, germinated tubers can be treated with growth stimulants, for example, "Mival";
• The soil in which your roots will be planted should be heated to 6 - 8 ° C (depending on the region, the planting date may vary between the end of April and the beginning of May);
• The landing pattern is 60 × 35, and the digging depth is about 10 cm.

In the future, your plants will need not so much care, and basically these will be standard methods for the care of this culture. The main thing is not to forget about loosening the soil and eliminating weeds.

As for the first feeding, it is carried out together with the first hilling of the tops, and nitrogen-containing substances are used as the fertilizer itself.

Read more about whether hilling is necessary for potatoes, what technical devices can be used for this.

And also, how to pile up the planting manually and with the help of the motor-block and whether it is possible to get a decent crop without weeding and hilling.

In general, the agrotechnology of this variety is not difficult, follow the basic procedures, do not forget about the mulching and feeding, and you will succeed.

But how to feed the potatoes, which fertilizers are the best, what is the use of minerals, when and how to make them, and how to do it properly when planting, read our articles.

Diseases and pests

Late blight

In the fight against this pest well helps correct crop rotation, which is recommended to include legumes and cereals. Of the chemical means of struggle, Nematorin copes better than others, which must be introduced into the soil before planting.

Read also about Alternaria, blight, Fusarium, scab and verticilliasis.

Among insect pests, special troubles are brought to gardeners by Colorado beetles and their larvae, bears, wireworms, potato moths.

How to win them, read in the articles of our site:

1. How to get rid of the wireworm.
2. Coping with the potato moth: part 1 and part 2.
3. What to use against Medvedka: chemistry and folk remedies.
4. Measures to combat the Colorado potato beetle - folk methods and chemical means:
   • Aktara.
   • Corado.
   • Regent.
   • Prestige.

The magician does not have any bright properties, significantly distinguishing it from other varieties. However, it is reliable, possesses excellent taste, heat resistant and many diseases. Therefore, if you want to grow beautiful tasty potatoes for yourself or for sale, then you definitely should pay attention to it.

Let me draw your attention to a series of articles on different ways of growing potatoes. All about modern Dutch technology and the intricacies of growing early varieties, about which potato is most loved in Russia and grown in other countries of the world. And also alternative methods: under straw, in bags, in barrels and in boxes, from seeds.

Below in the table you will find links to articles on potato varieties ripening at different times:

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