Arosa potatoes: beautiful, tasty, high-yielding variety

In 2009, a new potato variety was bred in Germany, which was appreciated all over the world.

A distinctive feature of Arosa is considered to be high yield, unpretentiousness to weather conditions and soil, as well as a beautiful appearance and excellent taste characteristics.

Read a detailed description of the variety, its characteristics and growing features in this article.

Variety description

Specifications

Arosa is a variety of table potatoes bred by German breeders. Cultivation is common in temperate climates. The most common regions of cultivation of this variety are South and Siberia.

The value of a potato is based on its characteristics:

Precocity. Potatoes belong to the early ripening varieties. The final maturity is noted on day 70-75, but the first can be done already at day 45-55 after planting.

Yield. Arosa has a high yield. Up to 50 tons of potatoes can be harvested from an area of ​​1 hectare, and with additional care and increased fertilizing with fertilizers (which this variety loves so much), the yield reaches 70 tons per 1 hectare of land. The number of tubers under a separate bush reaches 14-17 pieces.

Drought tolerance. Potatoes of this variety are drought resistant and easily adaptable to different climatic conditions. In dry weather, it does not require additional irrigation, but if it is produced, the yield may slightly increase.

Soil requirement. Suitable for growing on all types of soil, due to the high degree of adaptation.

Application. Used as table potatoes, in the industrial production of chips and french fries, also suitable for long-term storage. The quality of tubers is 95%. Read more about the timing, temperature and storage problems in the additional articles on our site. And also about how to store potatoes in the winter, on the balcony, in drawers, in the refrigerator and peeled.

With the keeping quality of other varieties you can see in the table below:

Taste qualities. Evaluating the taste of Arosa potato on a five-point scale, it is possible to assign a grade of 4.5 to it. It is worth noting that the taste of root crops directly depends on the amount of starch.

You can compare this indicator with other varieties using the data in the table below:

Damage resistance. Resistance to damage of mechanical origin is quite high - 93-96%.

Diseases and pests

Disease resistance. Arosa potato is famous for its high resistance to potato cancer, nematode, banded and wrinkled mosaics, viral infections, alternariosis, fusarium, verticillus. The average resistance is observed to late blight of the tubers and tops and leaf curl.

Important: to prevent late blight of tuber crops by potato growers, it is recommended to remove the foliage 10-15 days before harvesting.

It is influenced by silver scab and rhizoctonia, which means that it is necessary for potatoes to undergo preplant dressing. The fight against diseases and pests is carried out as usual.

For example, to combat the Colorado potato beetle, you can use both traditional methods and chemical preparations. Growing Arosa potatoes should take into account the fact that it is responsive to high doses of mineral fertilizer..

How, when and how to feed potatoes, and whether it is necessary to do it when planting, read in separate articles of our website.

To grow potatoes, it is very important to observe the proper agricultural practices and use the necessary additives to increase yields and get rid of pests.

We bring to your attention the articles on why and how to properly use fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.

There are many different ways to grow potatoes. We offer useful and interesting information about Dutch technologies, as well as about growing under straw, from seeds, in barrels, in bags or in boxes.

A photo

Arosa potato plantations are distinguished by beautifully shaped bushes with upright stems. Shoots uniform, thick. The leaves are medium and large, dark green shade with smooth edges, having a slight waviness.

Inflorescences thick, red-purple hue. Arosa is recognized as one of the earliest and high-yielding potato varieties. Growing this potato does not require much effort. Activities such as additional watering, hilling, mulching are not required, but can be useful.

With additional fertilizer yield increases significantly, but in the absence of top dressing the potatoes are pleased with their high quantitative indicators. With minimal labor, you can get the maximum yield of a beautiful, tasty and long-lived potato, quite suitable for doing business.

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

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