The potato variety Tanay is a medium-early table variety with a vegetation period of 80-85 days. The plant is semi-erect with large leaves ranging from green to dark green with wavy edges. Tubers are oval-shaped with small eyes, and both the skin and flesh have a yellow hue. The marketable tuber weight ranges from 100 to 190 grams, and starch content is 14.1-17.0%. The variety belongs to the culinary subgroup CD, making it versatile for boiling, baking, and mashing. Taste qualities are rated as good.
Tanay is characterized by high yield, averaging 240-383 centners per hectare and reaching up to 576 centners, significantly exceeding standard benchmarks. Tubers have a marketability of 82-97%, and storability is 92%, ensuring good storage of the harvest. The variety was developed in Siberia, which provides it with resilience and low maintenance requirements, as well as adaptability to the West Siberian region.
The variety exhibits resistance to several diseases, including potato cancer and golden potato cyst nematode. It also shows moderate resistance to late blight, crinkle and striped mosaic, and leaf curl virus. Despite immunity to some diseases, the variety may be susceptible to late blight and Colorado potato beetle. For successful cultivation, planting should be done at the beginning of May, and regular care including loosening, mulching, and hilling is recommended. Harvesting is typically conducted at the beginning of August.
