Rodrigo large potatoes: variety description, photo, characterization

The Rodrigo potato variety has become popular in Russia long ago. It is characterized by large size of root crops, medium-term ripening, and excellent yield, often used for growing on a business scale.

The variety has a large number of advantages and practically no drawbacks.

Read more about what a potato is, what are the features of its cultivation and characteristics, read further in the article.

Rodrigo potato variety description

Rodrigo potato is a medium early variety, the period from the beginning of the seedlings to the onset of technical maturity (it has optimal root sizes and a strong peel, which means it can be stored for a long time) for about 70 - 80 days.

Conditional maturity comes before the technical - the normal size of the potatoes and the lagging thin skin indicates that Rodrigo is ready to eat, you can cook a lot of delicious dishes from new potatoes.

Some experts believe that the roots with flaky skin are not suitable for use in food, they are not matured.

Characteristic

Potato variety Rodrigo has oblong tubers (oval - elongated).

Sizes promise large, with at least a fist, weight on average about 200 g. There are tubers and up to 800 g, usually up to 500 g under good weather conditions and proper care.

You can compare the weight of tubers and the starch content in them with similar indicators in other varieties using the table:

The skin of a mature root vegetable is dense, smooth, dark red. The eyes are small, located on the surface - without depressions.

Reference. Varieties with superficial eyes, unlike tubers with deep eyes, are valued among the population - they are easy to wash, peel, chop and pack.

The flesh has a rich yellow color, sometimes cream. Starch content - from 12.5% ​​to 15, 4% - the average level. A high level of starch - from 16% speaks of good cooking, such varieties are suitable for making mashed potatoes. "Rodrigo" is suitable more for cooking whole tubers, for salads, frying, soups.

Appearance

Bush stem half-upright with several branches, the size is high. When ripe potato bush breaks and turns yellow.

The leaves have a normal shape for potato, large size, dark green color, wrinkled structure, without pubescence, wavy edge is weak. The flowers are large, corolla white.

Climatic zones

Grade tests are conducted in all regions of the Russian Federation with successful results. The variety is not afraid of heat and drought, feels great in the northern and southern regions. Possible cultivation in all regions of the country, territories bordering with the Russian Federation, European countries.

Yield

The yield of this variety is amazing - with one bush, on average, 10 large potatoes are obtained. From 1 hectare 45 tons of potatoes are obtained.

95% of the total yield. There are almost no small potatoes - all potatoes are developing well. Productivity at the first digging is high.

Potatoes are stored well, keeping quality reaches 95 percent. Read about the time and temperature of storage, what problems may arise, read in the articles of our site. And also about storage in the winter, on the balcony, in drawers, in the refrigerator, cleaned.

Purpose

Rodrigo potatoes are universal in their method of application. Eat more often in food, also for the production of starch, alcohol components, other substances. The potato contains nutrients (potassium, calcium, vitamin C, B, A, phosphorus, carotene), toxic substances (salonin) in small quantities when properly stored.

Carotene contained in large quantities in the yaklubberry potato plays the role of an antioxidant in the body.. Salonin accumulates in potatoes over time or in sunlight, so potatoes are stored in a dark place.

Green or light from the light or old sprouted shriveled potatoes can not be used - there is nothing useful in it, a large amount of the saloon. Due to the presence of a harmful substance, it is not recommended to use potatoes for pregnant women.

Favorable effect on the digestive system, should not be abused in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Potato juice is used for edema, as a bleaching agent - in cosmetology, as a means for lowering blood pressure and adjusting cholesterol in the blood - in medicine.

Juice of raw potatoes in large quantities is able to increase body temperature. It is necessary to carefully use potatoes for people suffering from diabetes - potatoes should be soaked for 24 hours to remove starch.

IMPORTANT! It is necessary to prepare the tubers immediately after cleaning, so more vitamins will remain.

Taste qualities

Note the excellent taste of "Rodrigo" - fragrant delicate texture of rich sweet taste. Yellow potatoes are considered the most delicious..

IMPORTANT! To preserve all the nutrients you need to cook potatoes in their skins - boil or bake.

Country of breeding, year of registration

Rodrigues potatoes bred by German breeders, successfully tested in the territory of the Russian Federation. It is not included in the State Register of the Russian Federation, there are prerequisites for this.

A photo

See below: Rodrigo's potato photo

Advantages and disadvantages

According to the test commission, there were no defects, the variety is constant in quality characteristics.

Merits has the following:

• bountiful harvest;
• large root crops of the correct form;
• high percentage of marketability;
• heat and drought resistant;
• it is not exacting to soil type;
• resistant to most diseases;
• resistant to mechanical damage;
• long stored;
• high taste qualities;
• universal purpose.

We bring to your attention a table with keeping figures for Rodrigo and other potato varieties:

Features of growing

Agrotechnics for this grade standard. The type of soil does not matter, however, it is necessary to apply potassium, nitrogenous fertilizers.

Read more about how to fertilize potatoes, how and when to feed, how to do it when planting, read in the articles of our website.

Potato soil loves rested for a year, after cereals, legumes. It grows well after onions and cabbage.

Planting potatoes takes place from April to the end of May, the temperature should be within 22 degrees, with too hot or cold temperatures, potatoes do not germinate well.

The distance between the plants should be at least 20 cm, depth - 10 cm. Usually they are planted in furrows, landing under the spade in the wells is possible.

When overmoistened potatoes are planted on elevations. "Rodrigo" does not like means against weeds, it is necessary to spray a plot with such substances before the appearance of sprouts. To control weeds is better to use mulching.

To strengthen the tubers need watering under the root of calcium nitrate. Responds well to loosening, hilling, weeding. With a dry summer does not require watering.

Read also how to grow early potatoes and how to do it without weeding and hilling.

Store at a constant temperature of about 3 degrees Celsius, in a dark, dry place. The collection of medium early potatoes should be carried out immediately after ripening - do not overdo it in the ground!

There are many different ways to grow potatoes. We will introduce you to Dutch technology, as well as growing under straw, in bags, in barrels, in boxes and from seeds.

Diseases and pests

Very resistant to tuber cancer, nematode, scab, late blight. Against pests, it is necessary to carry out preventive spraying with special preparations. In the fight against the Colorado potato beetle will help special chemicals: Aktara, Corado, Regent, Commander, Prestige, Lightning, Tanrek, Apache, Taboo

As mentioned above, the Colorado potato beetle causes the main damage to potatoes.

Read in our articles all about folk remedies and chemical preparations for fighting insects.

We also bring to your attention useful information about the most common diseases of potatoes: Alternaria, fusarium, verticilliasis and late blight.

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