Danina

medium early, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • attractive, oval tuber shape with smooth skin
  • very high marketable yield
  • suitable for long-term storage
DANINA - combines optic with high yield and good culinary quality
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
28-30 cm
23-25 cm
46,000
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
no sensitivities are known when used properly
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required
Harvest
should be completely dry before washing
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
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 (preferably as sulphate; on lighter soils split doses)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg /ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
mainly firm cooking, low discoluration after cooking, good flavour
Yield
high yield with a very nice grading size 40/70 mm; high marketable yield
Youth development
initially hesitant, later rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow - medium
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (8), Ro2/3 (8),
Ro5 (8)
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low
Bruising
very 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. (07/2023)