Yielding and undemanding potatoes BP 808: description of the variety, its characteristics, photos

The variety of yellow potatoes BP 808 is characterized by a stable high content of dry substances and a low content of sugars. One of its features is the formation of a dense skin in the early stages.

In this article we have prepared for you a complete description of the variety and its characteristics. You will also find here information on the cultivation and storage of potatoes, the propensity for diseases and damage by pests.

Potato BP 808: variety description

“Bp 808” is a medium early variety, the period of formation of technically mature tubers from the appearance of the first shoots is approximately 70 - 80 days.

There are technical maturity and conditional. At technical maturity, potatoes are ready for long-term storage - they are of normal size and dense skin. With conditional maturity, which comes before the technical, most of the potatoes are of normal size and thin, easily lagging peel, such potatoes are not stored for a long time, it is used in food immediately.

New potatoes are popular with gardeners, there are many recipes for preparing new potatoes. The form of tubers of this variety is oval, oblong.. Medium or large sizes - very long tubers are noted. Mass - from 80 g to 110 g.

The peel is smooth, dense, yellow, has small superficial eyes, which greatly facilitates washing, cleaning and other procedures with potatoes. The flesh is yellow in color. The yellow color of the potato is formed due to the large amount of pigment - carotene, in the body plays the role of an antioxidant.

Starch content - from 16 to 19% - a high level. The higher the starch content, the tastier the potato. Potato with a high starch content is used for mashed potatoes, it is perfectly boiled soft. Starch reduces cholesterol.

You can compare the characteristics of potatoes, such as their starch content, using the table below:

The shoot is a medium-tall bush, consisting of several smooth stems with leaves. Upright or semi-upright. The leaves are located intermediate, have a typical potato shape, large size, color - light green, structure - wrinkled, no pubescence. A lot of flowers, corolla white.

Breeding country and growing areas

It has an excellent cultivation result in the Central Chernozem and North Caucasus region, “BP 808” is not demanding on the type of soil, suitable for all regions of the Russian Federation and adjacent territories and other European countries. The variety is bred by breeders of a German-Dutch company. Patentee - KWS Potato B.V. In the State Register for the Central Black Earth and North Caucasus regions included in 2013.

Specifications

Yield

It has yields that meet the standards. In the southern regions a higher yield level is possible. On average - 245 centners per hectare. Commodity yields of about 200 kg per 1 ha, in the first digging ahead of the standards. Purpose "BP 808" universal - suitable for consumption in food, for the production of starch and alcohol components. Great for cooking chips.

Juice of raw potatoes and decoctions of sheets or flowers are used for medical and cosmetic purposes. Potatoes contain a large amount of nutrients (potassium, vitamin C, carotene, phosphorus).

Taste qualities

Gardeners celebrate the high taste qualities of the yellow-tubing varieties.

"BP 808" has rich taste, puree will be delicious fragrant. High starch content contributes to good stickiness, such dishes as pancakes are obtained without adding flour. The most useful method of cooking potatoes is baking or boiling in the peel. Most of the vitamins found in the skin of potatoes.

A photo

The photo shows a potato variety BP 808:

Advantages and disadvantages

Of the disadvantages note the average resistance to mechanical damage. The advantages are as follows.:

• bountiful harvest;
• high level of commodity yield;
• large tubers;
• high taste qualities;
• undemanding to soil type;
• long storage;
• high disease resistance;
• drought resistant

Read more about the temperature and storage time, about the problems that arise. And also about how to store root vegetables peeled and in the refrigerator, in winter, in drawers and on the balcony.

Features of growing

Agrotechnika standard. Select on landing medium-sized good, intact tubers. In a week or two before planting, “BP 808” needs to be illuminated with sunlight, this contributes to the formation of sprouts and further good development. The soil for potatoes can be of any type, must be prepared in the autumn - weeds have been removed, disinfectants and fertilizers have been added, it is only necessary to dig up in the spring.

Potato BP 808 can not be planted on the soil, where they were previously planted tomatoes (no earlier than a year), they have common pests and diseases.

Attention! You can not plant potatoes near apples and tomatoes for open ground. Potatoes variety BP 808 loves a rested land - after growing legumes, cereals.

Planting potatoes begins in late April. Neutral temperature is needed - not too low and not too high. At a depth of 8-10 cm, the optimum temperature is 13 degrees Celsius. Potatoes are planted in furrows or beds.

In humid areas, potatoes are planted on elevations. The distance between plants should be at least 20 cm, “BP 808” develops many tubers. “Bp 808” reacts poorly to substances against weeds, if such substances are used, then at the very beginning of the growing season, when the shoots have not yet sprouted. Further care for this variety is no different from others: hilling, mulching, watering.

Potatoes are responsive to fertilizer. In our articles you will find detailed information on how to feed the potatoes, when and how to apply fertilizer, how to do it properly when planting.

In addition to the use of fertilizers in the cultivation of potatoes, other agrotechnical methods are often used.

On our site you will find useful information on how herbicides and fungicides affect the yield of potatoes.

Important! You can not perederzhivat potatoes in the ground, digging to produce after the period of development. Potatoes like potash fertilizers.

Read also about such methods of growing potatoes: under straw, in bags, in barrels, in boxes, without weeding and hilling, how to grow early varieties and what are the Dutch technologies.

Storage

“BP 808” is stored perfectly, the percentage of keeping quality is above 95%. It is necessary to comply with the storage standards for a good result - a dark place, the temperature is about 3 degrees Celsius, should be constant. “BP 808” early develops a dense skin that provides healthy root vegetables. Contains more dry matter than other varieties of potatoes.

The table below shows the keeping quality of other varieties of potatoes:

Diseases and pests

The variety has excellent resistance against potato cancer, golden cyst-forming nematode. Resistant to moderate late blight tuber mosaic. Pests and other diseases should be preventive spraying.

Read more about diseases such as Alternaria, Fusarium, Blight, Verticillis, scab.

Frequent weeding is good against the wireworm. In the fight against the Colorado potato beetle will help folk remedies and chemicals.

“Bp 808” is another great variant of yellow potato, which does not require too complex methods of agricultural engineering for an excellent result.

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