The potato variety "Ramona" is one of the time-tested, well-established varieties of Dutch selection.
Delivered to Russia in the early 90s of the last century, farmers and amateur potato growers were fond of taste, excellent preservation and presentable appearance of tubers.
In this article we have collected all the information about this potato - a description of the variety and its characteristics, especially agrotechnics, a tendency to diseases and attack by pests.
general information
Originator varieties "Ramona" ("Romano") Dutch seed company AGRICO.
In 1994, the variety "Ramona" received code №9552996 in the State Register of the Russian Federationgiving the right to sell seeds in the country. Recommended for cultivation in the Central, Volga-Vyatka, Southern regions, in the Perm region, in the Far East.
Potato "Ramona": description of the variety, photo
"Ramona" mid-season variety. The yield of significant marketable products through 80-100 days after landing. Withering tops occurs at 115-130 days.
The ripening terms depend on the quality of planting material, climatic conditions of the cultivated area.
The bush is erect, sprawling and tall. Quickly formed. Faceliness is high. Stems are medium-tall. The flowers are red or light purple. Corolla reddish-purple, medium-sized.
Light pink tubers of the correct rounded oval form, large and medium in size. The average weight of a tuber is 70-90 g. One bush brings 16-20 potatoes, with a total weight of 7-8 kg. Commodity yield 90-94%.
Dense, strong peel of light red color. With a small amount of precipitation, it becomes a lighter shade. The eyes are immersed in the body of the tuber to the average depth. The eyes are small. The flesh is white with a creamy tinge, thick texture.
The potato variety “Ramona” is represented on these photos:
Economic characteristics
General characteristics of the potato variety "Ramona":
- Appointment varieties of potatoes "Ramona" table. Versatile in cooking. The flesh is friable, not darkening after baking, boiling, roasting. Evaluation of taste in the Registry is 4.6-4.7 points on a five-point scale.
- The dry matter content is high 16-18%.
- The content in the potato variety "Romana" starch exceeds the norm - 14-17%.
- High degree of keeping quality. Long does not germinate during storage. Forms 6-8 shoots.
- Resistant to damage during cleaning, transportation, storage.
Read more about the timing and temperature of storage of potatoes, about the problems that arise. And also about how to store roots in the winter, how to do it in the vegetable store, in the apartment and cellar, on the balcony and in the boxes, in the refrigerator and peeled.
Value and disadvantages
Differs in an excellent trade dress, fruit uniformity. Undemanding to soil composition. It tolerates drought. In the southern regions, the variety "Ramona" is capable of producing crops twice. Suitable for the preparation of semi-finished products, chips, french fries.
The disadvantages include the delayed initial formation of tubers and the average economically significant output of marketable products.
Diseases and pests
- Susceptible to the golden potato nematode.
- Immunity to potato cancer.
- Very high resistance to virus A, foliage twisting.
- Resistant to Yn virus.
- Medium resistance to phytophthora of tubers, fusarium.
- Weakly resistant to leaf curl virus, common scab.
Read more about potato blight, Alternaria, verticillary wilt.
Potatoes are resistant to the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae, does not require special protective measures against them.
Features agrotehnika
Like most Dutch varieties, prone to degenerationtherefore, seed material is regularly updated.
With an independent renewal of the stock of planting tubers during flowering, they notice the strongest, abundant flowering bushes. The consumption of seed tubers in the 35-55 mm fraction for planting per hectare is 50,000 units.
Before planting, the tubers are germinated, spreading out in a bright warm place for 3-4 weeks. All tubers should be uniformly lit at least 8 hours a day. Indoors maintain optimum humidity of 85-90%.
Large tubers are cut into pieces with a sharp knife dipped in a strong solution of potassium permanganate the day before planting. Planting material is selected with sprouts 0.5-1 cm.
Planting is made in the soil warmed up to + 15-20 ° С under the scheme of 60x35 cm. Planting tubers are placed sprouts up, slices - cut down.
When cultivating observe crop rotation. In large areas, yields increase after perennial and annual grasses, cereals, legumes, winter crops, flax, colza, phacelia, and rape.
To improve the agrophysical properties of heavy, clay soils in the autumn digging add river sand, wood ash. When re-digging spring contribute ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate, urea (10 g / m²).
With the close occurrence of groundwater Ramon is better to plant in the ridge. This will increase the access of oxygen to the root system, reduce the defeat of tubers by fungal diseases.
Agronomists recommend orient the landing ridges from east to west. So the potatoes get more sunlight.
On loamy, heavy soils, the tubers are planted in holes 6-8 cm deep. The depth of embedment into sandy, sandy soils is 8-10 cm. To prevent the drying of tubers in areas with arid climate increase depth up to 12-15 cm
"Ramona" is often affected by the potato nematode. For the prevention of disease and protection against wireworm larvae, cockchafer, experienced potato growers recommend laying a handful of garlic, onion peel into each well.
For the entire growing season Ramone up to five loosening required. When a soil crust is formed, before the emergence of shoots, the soil is gently mocked. Spud 2-3 times over the summer - manually or with the help of a walk-behind tractor.
Potato varieties "Ramona" forms tubers and with low soil moisture. In a drought, one-time irrigation between rows for 7-10 days is enough. Mulching will help protect planting from weeds.
To improve the quality of products during flowering, ripening tubers plants support with nitrogen or organic supplements. When spraying the bushes while tying the buds with 0.05% aqueous solutions of copper sulfate, zinc sulfuric acid, boric acid, the yield increases by 8-10%.
Read more about how to feed potatoes, what fertilizers are better, when and how to apply them, how to do it correctly when planting.
Read useful and interesting articles about the most different ways of growing potatoes: Dutch technology and the care of early varieties, how to get a good crop without weeding and hilling. And also the difference between such methods: under the straw, in barrels, in bags, in boxes.
Despite the average yield, "Ramona" caught on domestic fields due to unpretentiousness, drought tolerance, good disease resistance and the Colorado potato beetle, excellent taste.
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