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Elfe
early, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato
- yellow flesh colour
- smooth skin with shallow eyes
- attractive and uniform tubers
- high marketable yield
ELFE - high yield combined with appealing tuber quality
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
normal
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
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 | timely and gentle harvesting after achieving skin stability | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
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| 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) | 325-245 kg/ha (to ensure the rapid storage of substances preferably sulphate potassium) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | early |
| Cooking type | B |
| Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking ware potato; very low discolouration after cooking; |
| Yield | high; high marketable yield |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium Spraing medium Bruising very low Mechanical damage 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)