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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 | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
| Planting |
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
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| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | very 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)