Potato PRIORSKY

Priorsky potato is an early table variety intended for cultivation in the West Siberian region of Russia. The tubers of this variety are light beige in color with small eyes and white flesh. The tuber’s crown is colored red-purple. The marketable tuber mass ranges from 100 to 170 grams, and the number of tubers per plant ranges from 8 to 12. Starch content is within 13-16%, ensuring good taste and versatility in cooking. Priorsky potato is suitable for boiling, salads, soups, frying, and baking, belonging to the AB culinary type.

The variety is characterized by high yield — 34 to 46 tons per hectare — with a marketability of 90-93%, indicating uniformity and quality of tubers. Storage durability is satisfactory, with retention up to 91%, allowing for long-term storage. A key feature of this variety is its early maturity, enabling early harvest under standard cultivation practices.

Priorsky potato has moderate resistance to viral diseases and common scab, but is susceptible to potato cancer, late blight (of foliage and tubers), blackleg, and ring rot. In some years, tubers may crack. The variety is also susceptible to golden nematode. The developer of this variety is the Federal Scientific Center for Agrobiotechnology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FGBIN 'Siberian Federal Scientific Center for Agrobiotechnology of RAS').