Old Russian is mid-grade . The period from germination to harvest 90 - 120 days . Rootflat rounded mass of 350 - 650 g . Painting the top of the root gray-green with purple tint bottom - yellow . Flesh intensely yellow thick sweet tasty . The palatability of good keeping quality high. Used for fresh consumption form processing and winter storage . Grown direct sowing seeds in the soil orseedling method . Distinguished resistance to the appearance of root crops and seed sprouts flowering stems high content of carotene high yield and marketability of roots .
Sowing: April 20 - May 5 . Scheme drop-off: 50 x 30 cm . Harvesting: August 10 - October 1 . Yield from 3 to 6.5 kg-m 2 or 30 - 70 t / ha . yield of marketable products 85 -90% . Resistant to the appearance of root crops and seed sprouts flowering stems, medium resistance to superficial necrosis and mucosal bacteriosis .
