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Bellarosa
very early, red skinned, mainly firm cooking table variety
- light yellow - yellow flesh colour
- early high yield
- large tuber sizes
- robust variety with high drought tolerance
BELLAROSA - achieves very large, oval tubers with a stable internal quality at an early stage
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | no special requirements in terms of location | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 advisable | |||||||||
| Harvest | ensure gentle harvest | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
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| 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, up to 80 kg/ha chloride possible) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | very early to early |
| Cooking type | B |
| Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking, good consumption quality and medium dry matter content |
| Yield | early bulking lots; high amount oversizes |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth medium Flesh colour light yellow - yellow Skin colour red Skin netted Number of tubers low - medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 Potato wart disease
1 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low Spraing medium - high Bruising low - medium 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. (06/2021)