Alexandra

very early to early salad potato

  • deep yellow flesh colour
  • salad tuber shape
  • fine skin and shallow eyes
  • early dry matter content
ALEXANDRA - nice skin with delicious flavour
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
first early production +2 cm
Planting depth
plant higher tuber nest 2 cm deeper if necessary (max. 17 cm soil cover)
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; a temperature shock before setting up for pregermination or before planting is particularly important
Seed dressing
preventive chemical control of Rhizoctonia solani recommended generally; compatibility of particular active ingredients has to be checked
Herbicides
no sensitivities are known when used properly
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
Harvest
sensitive tuber shape, therefore slightly prone to damage; raise gently
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 (to ensure the rapid storage of substances preferably sulphate potassium)
Magnesium (MgO)
60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturityvery early to early
Cooking type
A
Consumption quality
firm cooking salad variety; early, good consumption quality
Yield
medium yields; fine and attractive grading
Youth development
initially hesitant, later rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
very shallow - shallow
Flesh colour
deep yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium
Spraing
low
Bruising
low
Mechanical damage
medium

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)