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Annalena
medium early, firm cooking ware variety
- yellow flesh colour
- high culinary quality
- very attractive tuber shape
- Low-Input variety
ANNALENA - Low-Input variety with high yield potential and excellent culinary quality
| 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 | is sensitive to Metribuzin in the post-emergence; avoid use | |||||||||
| Foliage | good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended | |||||||||
| Harvest | standard | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | low - 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 | A - B |
| Consumption quality | firm cooking, aromatic flavour |
| Yield | high marketable yield with uniform grading |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth - netted Number of tubers medium - high |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low Spraing medium Bruising low Mechanical damage low - 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. (06/2021)