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Coronada
early, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato
- yellow flesh colour
- high yield potential
- attractive tuber shape
- lower carb
CORONADA - meets the requirements of a "lower carb" potato
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
for smaller grading sizes -2 cm
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
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
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| Herbicides | when used correctly, no sensitivity to Metribuzin is known in the pre-emergence and a medium sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence | |||||||||
| 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 (Low-Input variety, whole amount at planting) |
| 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 | early |
| Cooking type | B |
| Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking; low discolouration after cooking; lower carb |
| Yield | medium to high yield; high marketable yield; uniform large tuber sized grading |
| Youth development | initially hesitant, later rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant; suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth very shallow - shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (9), Ro4 (7) Potato wart disease
1 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab medium Spraing medium - high Bruising very low - 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. (06/2021)