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Captiva

mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • light yellow flesh colour
  • medium early maturity
  • smooth skin and shallow eyes
  • very high marketable yield
CAPTIVA - large sized and attractive tubers
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
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 recommended
Herbicides
exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the pre- and post-emergence
Foliage
good, average leaf health
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 (to ensure the rapid storage of substances; preferably sulphate potassium, up to 80 kg/ha chloride possible)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B - A
Consumption quality
mainly firm cooking; low discolouration after cooking; good flavour
Yield
uniform, high tuber yield with high share of marketable yield > 50 mm
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
low - medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (9), Ro4 (9), Ro5 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
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)