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Bellinda
medium early, firm cooking quality salad potato
- deep yellow flesh colour
- attractive smooth skin
- high yield
- suitable for long-term storage
BELLINDA - excellent taste and high yield combined with a very good storability
| 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 good dormancy; sensitive to sprout breaking; a temperature shock briefly before planting (3-4 days) is beneficial
Seed dressing
seek advice; may be sensitive to individual active ingredients
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| Herbicides | is sensitive to Metribuzin in the pre- and post-emergence; avoid use | |||||||||
| Foliage | good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended | |||||||||
| Harvest | needs app. one week longer to achieve skin stability; classic storage variety, should be completely dry before washing | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
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| 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 |
| Consumption quality | firm cooking quality salad potato with fine structure; very low discolouration after cooking |
| Yield | medium to high yield, high marketable yield |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth shallow - medium Flesh colour deep yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth - netted Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab medium Spraing medium - high Bruising low Mechanical damage low |
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)