Seed potatoes Romano Elite, seeds weight mesh 10kg

Romano is a medium-early variety of table potatoes. Bred by specialists of the Dutch company “Agrico UA”. Included in the state register of plants of the Russian Federation in 1994, approved for cultivation in five regions of the country: Central, Volgo-Vyatka, Central Chernozem, Ural, Far East. It can grow on any type of soil, in various climatic conditions. Suitable for mechanical cleaning, long distance transportation and long-term storage. The time from the emergence of full shoots to ripening is 65-80 days. The plant is tall, compact, not spreading. The main stem is erect. Leaves are medium in size, dark green in color. A slight waviness is observed along the edges of the sheet plate. Flowers of bright red-violet color, collected in corollas. The berries are small, few of them are formed. In one nest, 8-13 large homogeneous tubers weighing 70-90 grams, oval or round-oval, are formed. The rind is very firm, pale pink in color, smooth to the touch. The pulp is dense, light cream in color. The eyes are small, in small numbers, the depth of occurrence is medium. It is possible to get about 1 kg of tubers from one plant. Marketability is high – 90−94%. In general, the beautiful appearance of tubers is considered one of the main advantages of the variety. At the same time, the dense skin protects the potatoes from mechanical damage during harvesting and transportation, so that they do not lose their presentation. Keeping quality is very good – 98%, the tendency to germination is low. Romano is classified as culinary type B, which means medium digestion of the tubers. Taste qualities are excellent, evaluated by experts at 5 points out of 5 possible. Due to their dense pulp, tubers have a universal purpose and will become an excellent component of a wide variety of dishes. It is difficult even to give any recommendations for cooking, since these potatoes are good in any form! The dry matter content in the pulp is kept at 19.7%, and the starch content is 10-13%. The variety is absolutely undemanding to the type of soil. Feels great on almost all types of soil, in a variety of climatic conditions. At the same time, the yield is always kept at a high level, the tubers grow of normal size, small ones are very rare. The variety has a high resistance to cancer and blackleg, potato nematode, and viruses A and Y. Moderately resistant to leaf curling, rhizoctonia, susceptible to common scab. Tuber crops are moderately susceptible to late blight, tops are affected much less often. As for pests, the originator does not provide information about this. However, according to the observation of gardeners, with a single preventive treatment with insecticides, the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm bypass the plants.