Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 1. Agriculture, Food and Marine Resources
1.17 Potato variety Lilea
Developers’ contact information
Republican Unitary Enterprise "The Scientific And Practical
Center For Potato, Vegetable And Fruit Growing of the National Academy of
Sciences of Belarus"
2, Kovalev Str., 223013, Samokhvalovichi, Minsk region, Minsk district
Tel/ Fax: +375 (17) 506-62-83
Summary
Mid-early table variety of potato Lilea is meant for growing in public agriculture sector farms and private farms. The variety exhibits high yield and marketability of tubers, absence of hollows, attractive appearance. Exhibits good taste properties. Marked by early formation of tubers and fast accumulation of harvest in the first half of vegetation.
Description
New mid-early table variety of potato Lilea. Protected by patent of the Republic of Belarus No. 138 (15 May 2007) for the variety.
Technology type
Technical advantages and economic benefits
Mid-early table variety of potato. Resistant to regular type of cancer, potato nematode, highly resistant to phytophthoriosys of tubers. Average yield is 56.2 t/ha, that is by 7.7 t/ha, or 13.6 % higher than that of a standard variety Javar, with maximum yield of 76.0 t/ha. Starch level is up to 17.5%. Taste properties are good. Marked by early formation of tubers and fast accumulation of harvest in the first half of vegetation. High yield and marketability of tubers, absence of hollows, attractive appearance.
Technology differentiation and uniqueness
Early formation of tubers, high yield and marketability of tubers. Minimal chemical protection.
Context in which technology was identified
International Specialized Exhibition “Belagro 2004-2008” (Minsk, Belarus), Inter-regional Exhibition Fair with international participation “Potato. Vegetable and Fruit - 2005-2006”, Russian Agro-industrial Exhibition “Golden Autumn – 2004-2007”
Technological keywords
Potato, variety, yield, resistance, potato nematode, potato cancer, late blight of potato, early intensive formation of tubers, high marketability.
Development Stage
Intellectual property rights
Range of applications
Agriculture, potato growing, production of commercial and seed potatoes.
Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres
Preferable Regions
Practical experience
Introduced into agricultural enterprises of Belarus over the area of 100 ha.
Environmental impact
Environmentally safe.
Type of collaboration sought
Terms and restrictions
Defined by the license contract.
Available technical assistance