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Calisto

medium early processing potato for French Fries with high nematode resistance and tolerance

  • creme white flesh colour
  • long oval tuber shape
  • storage stable baking colour
  • high product safety
CALISTO - large sized grading French Fries variety with high yields
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average locations with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
34-36 cm
28-30 cm
38,000
Recommendation plant spacing
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani is recommended
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required
Harvest
ensure gentle harvest
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
Nitrogen (N)
medium - 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 80 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
C
Processing quality
stable starch values and reliable baking qualities > 6 °C
Yield
medium yield with uniform large sized grading
Youth development
hesitant
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
white - cream
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Pa2 (8), Pa3 (8)
Nematode tolerance
tolerant
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low
Bruising
very low - 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. (08/2023)