The variety of potatoes bred by Dutch breeders Melody has successfully passed the state testing and is recognized as a highly effective variety with a good prospect.
In a relatively short time, he received many accolades from domestic potato growers, successfully cultivated in different countries and regions.
In this article we will tell you in detail about the potato variety Melody, we will acquaint you with its characteristics. You will learn about the agricultural technology for this potato, what diseases it is exposed to and what pests can be dangerous.
Origin
The originator and patent owner of the variety is C.MEIJER B.V., a company that has been successfully operating on the Russian market for seed potatoes for a long time. (Netherlands). In 2009, the variety is zoned in the Central Region by the State Register of the Russian Federation. Passed the trials and registration in Ukraine and Moldova.
After receiving the harvest from elite seeds purchased from large agrofirms, you can then use your own seed 1-2-3 reproduction.
In order to avoid the loss of varietal qualities and infection of tubers with viral diseases, they change the landing site for 4-5 years and update the planting stock.
Melody potatoes: variety description
| Grade name | Melody |
| general characteristics | medium late cultivar of Dutch breeding |
| Gestation period | 100-120 days |
| Starch content | 11-17% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 95-180 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 7-11 |
| Yield | 176-335 c / ha |
| Consumer quality | good taste, great cooking |
| Recumbency | 95% |
| Skin color | yellow |
| Pulp color | yellow |
| Preferred growing regions | Central |
| Disease resistance | the variety is resistant to the pathogen of potato cancer, golden potato cyst nematode, wrinkled and banded mosaic |
| Features of growing | responds well to fertilizer and watering |
| Originator | C.MEIJER B.V. (Holland) |
Positioned as srednepozdny, late. From planting to commercial yield - 100-120 days. A semi-upright intermediate-type shrub with red-purple inflorescences, large closed green leaves with a slightly wavy edge.
Oval tubers with smooth, yellow, reticulated skin weight 95-180 g form compact, properly designed, aligned sockets. The average number of tubers from one bush is 7-11 pieces. Eyes superficial, small.
Potato varieties Melody is characterized by a relatively high starch content - from 11% to 17%. Tubers with yellow pulp are distinguished by the highest taste characteristics among the varieties of Dutch selection that are preserved throughout the entire storage period.
Read more about the timing and storage temperature of potatoes, frequently encountered problems.And also about how to store potatoes in the winter, in drawers and on the balcony, in the refrigerator and peeled.
It belongs to varieties of table purpose, used for direct preparation of the first, second courses and processing. Potatoes are well boiled soft, the pulp during the heat treatment does not darken. The average dry matter (not less than 20.5%) allows you to use it for the production of dry mashed potatoes. For frying and cooking chips is not suitable!
A photo
You can see the Melody potato in the photo:
Specifications
As the majority of potato varieties of the Dutch selection "Melody" has a high yield. The maximum commercial yield shown in state variety trials in the Moscow region 636 c / ha surpassed the standard in varieties Symphony, Nikulinsky.
The average commodity yield is 176-335 c / ha (18-35 kg / 10 m²).
You can compare the productivity of Serpanok potato with other varieties in the table below:
| Grade name | Yield |
| Melody | 176-335 c / ha |
| Beauty | 400-450 c / ha |
| Vector | 670 c / ha |
| Artemis | 220-350 c / ha |
| Yanka | up to 630 c / ha |
| Svitanok Kiev | up to 460 c / ha |
| Santana | 160-380 c / ha |
| Nevsky | 300-500 c / ha |
| Taisiya | up to 460 c / ha |
| Colomba | 220-420 c / ha |
| Lapot | 400-500 c / ha |
The potato variety is among the top sellers due to its excellent appearance, high marketability (85-95%), keeping quality (95% or more), transportability and resistance to mechanical damage.
The ability to keep well is an important quality for potatoes. In the table below you will find this characteristic in different varieties:
| Grade name | Stickiness |
| Melody | 95% |
| Timo | 96% |
| Arosa | 95% |
| Spring | 93% |
| Vineta | 87% |
| Impala | 95% |
| Zorachka | 96% |
| Kamensky | 97% |
| Latona | 90% |
| Lyubava | 98% |
| Luck | 88-97% |
The characteristics of the tuber meet the requirements for mass sale with prewash and packaging. The dormant period is long - up to 8 months, which allows you to store varieties of melody until June without breaking out the sprouts.
Agrotechnology
In the spring of seed material is carefully checked for damage, signs of disease. Select healthy, even tubers with a fraction of at least 3-7 cm.
Lupine
Comply with crop rotation. The best sideratami are lupine, flax, perennial and annual grasses, winter crops, legumes.
Potatoes require regular loosening, weeding, watering, hilling. Even with a dry summer, weeds are not left between the rows to shade potato bushes, using the method of mulching. With a large biomass of weed neighbors, the number of tubers in the nests can be greatly reduced.
The variety is demanding compliance with agrotechnical methods of tillage:
- In the autumn, digging the area together with the addition of 3-4 cm of fertile soil and the introduction of compost or humus at the rate of 4.5-5 kg / 1 m². For heavy soils, a fertile layer of less than 30 cm, the consumption of top dressing increases to 9 kg / m².
- When applying manure directly under the bushes, the possibility of tuber damage increases. In the autumn tillage, potash and phosphate fertilizers are applied superficially.
- Spring processing consists of digging, depositing 16-20 g / m² on fertile soils, or 25 g / m² on depleted soils of ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate.
Read more about how to feed potatoes, when and how to apply fertilizer, how to do it when planting.
When planting, it should be borne in mind that the period of tuberization and active growth coincides with the peak of late blight disease. For the prevention of seed material is treated with special preparations.
Harvesting starts after the withers and the formation of a thick peel on the tubers.
Agrotechnology potato cultivation may be different. Read all about the Dutch technology, about the cultivation of early varieties, about getting a crop without weeding and hilling, about turning this process into a business.And also about such interesting methods as growing under straw, in bags, in barrels, in boxes.
Diseases and pests
Striped mosaic
- for potato carcinoma by pathotype I;
- cyst-forming golden potato nematode;
- wrinkled and banded mosaics;
- scab;
- Risocontia;
- black leg.
In relation to late blight of tops and tubers (Ro1-Ro4), the Y-virus variety shows moderate resistance. Read also about Alternaria, Fusarium and Verticillis of potatoes.
As for pests, the main problem is usually the Colorado beetles and their larvae, potato moths, wireworms, and the bears.
On our site you will find detailed articles on how to deal with harmful insects:
- How to get rid of the wireworm in the garden.
- Chemicals and folk methods against the bear.
- What will help in the fight against the Colorado potato beetle: chemistry and folk methods.
- We derive the potato mole: part 1 and part 2.
Potatoes "Melody" - one more grade from a line of highly effective and fruitful grades of the Dutch selection. High taste and consumer qualities, excellent presentation, ease of transportation, storage and pre-sale processing made it popular with domestic farmers.
Below in the table you will find links to articles on potato varieties ripening at different times:
| Middle late | Medium early | Late-ripening |
| Aurora | Black Prince | Nikulinsky |
| Skarb | Nevsky | Asterix |
| Courage | Darling | Cardinal |
| Ryabinushka | Lord of the expanses | Kiwi |
| Blue | Ramos | Slav |
| Zhuravinka | Taisiya | Rocco |
| Lasock | Lapot | Ivan da Marya | Magician | Caprice | Picasso |
