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Albertine
very early, mainly firm cooking pre-sprouting variety
- yellow flesh colour
- early skin set
- nice uniform tubers
- high yield
ALBERTINE - mainly firm cooking ware potato with very early maturity and uniform nice tubers
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot and scab should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; a temperature shock before setting up for pregermination or before planting is particularly important
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
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| Herbicides | exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the pre- and post-emergence | |||||||||
| Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required | |||||||||
| Harvest | standard | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | medium - compared to the local standard (whole amount at planting) |
| Phosphorus (P2O5) | 100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting) |
| Potassium (K2O) | 325-245 kg/ha (preferably as sulphate; on lighter soils split doses) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | very early |
| Cooking type | B |
| Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking; low discolouration after cooking; good taste |
| Yield | early high yields with uniform grading |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth Number of tubers medium - high |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9) Potato wart disease
1 (a) |
| Sensitivities | Common scab medium - high Spraing low - medium Bruising very low - low Mechanical damage 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)