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Afra
medium early, floury cooking quality ware potato
- yellow flesh colour
- excellent intensive flavour
- stable quality after cooking
- good storability
AFRA - intensive potato flavour with good storability
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
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| Herbicides | when used correctly, no sensitivity to Metribuzin is known in the pre-emergence and a medium sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence | |||||||||
| Foliage | good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended | |||||||||
| Harvest | haulm killing at < 23 % dry matter; ensure gentle harvest | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | medium - compared to the local standard (2/3 before planting and 1/3 later) |
| Phosphorus (P2O5) | 100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting) |
| Potassium (K2O) | 350-270 kg/ha (up to 150 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Cooking type | B - C |
| Consumption quality | floury cooking with excellent intensive flavour |
| Yield | medium; high marketable yield |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin netted Number of tubers high |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 Potato wart disease
1, 2 (a), 6 (a) |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low Spraing low Bruising medium Mechanical damage low - medium |
(a) low sensitivities
All particulars are based on official variety trials and/or our own experience. However, as potatoes are natural products we cannot undertake any liability for these details. (07/2023)