DELETER

Potato variety 'Deleter' is a medium-early universal variety with a maturation period of 80-95 days. The plant is low-growing, intermediate type, semi-erect, with medium to large green leaves. Tubers are oval, with very small eyes, smooth yellow skin, and white flesh. Marketable tuber weight ranges from 177 to 392 grams, and starch content is 12.3-16.2%. Flavor qualities are good, and the variety belongs to the culinary type BC, making it suitable for frying, boiling, and baking. The variety 'Deleter' has high and stable yield: marketable yield ranges from 213 to 496 centners per hectare, which is 43-248 centners higher than standard varieties 'Nevsky' and 'Dachny'. Maximum yield reaches 602 centners per hectare, significantly exceeding the yield of 'Svitank Kievskiy'. Tubers have a marketability of 86-91%, and storability reaches 94%, ensuring good product preservation during storage. The variety shows resistance to potato late blight pathogen (pathotype I) and is weakly affected by golden potato cyst nematode. According to VNIIF's data, 'Deleter' is moderately susceptible to late blight of foliage and tubers, requiring adherence to agronomic measures for plant protection. The developer of the variety is FGBNU 'VNIIS of Potato Growing named after A.G. Lorkh'. Due to its characteristics, the variety 'Deleter' is suitable for cultivation in various regions and provides high quality and stable yield.