The Baltic Rose potato variety is a mid-ripening table variety with a maturation period of 60 to 90 days, making it versatile for various climatic conditions and planting schedules. The tubers have an attractive oval shape with bright red skin and yellow flesh, giving them an appealing market appearance. The skin is smooth with shallow eyes, which facilitates processing and cooking. The variety is characterized by high yield, reaching up to 47 tons per hectare, and good storability, ensuring long-term storage without loss of quality.
Baltic Rose has excellent taste qualities and versatility in culinary use. The potato is suitable for frying, boiling, making purée, salads, and soups, making it popular both in home kitchens and industrial production. The starch content in the tubers is about 14%, contributing to good texture and flavor of finished dishes.
The variety is characterized by high resistance to various diseases, including viral infections, mosaic virus, leaf curl, potato scab, and golden potato cyst nematode. Plants are of medium height (50-60 cm) with white flowers. To achieve maximum yield, Baltic Rose is recommended for cultivation on fertile, loose soils, following standard agronomic practices, including pre-planting sprouting and fungicide-insecticide treatment of tubers. Planting under plastic film is possible to accelerate maturation.
