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Escada

medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • deep yellow flesh colour
  • oval tuber shape with smooth skin
  • broad PCN resistance and tolerance
  • suitable for long-term storage
ESCADA - a medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato with broad PCN resistance and tolerance
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55 mm
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
28-30 cm
23-25 cm
46,000
for large tubers size + 2 cm
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 post-emergence*
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
Harvest
timely and gentle harvesting after skin set
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 150 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
B
Consumption quality
mainly firm cooking; low discolouration after cooking; good culinary
Yield
high yield with uniform grading; 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
Flesh colour
deep yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (9),
Ro5 (9)
Pa2 (8), Pa3 (6)
Nematode tolerance
tolerant
Sensitivities
Common scab
low - medium
Spraing
medium
Bruising
low
Mechanical damage
medium

* preliminary

 

All particulars are based on official variety trials ans/or our own experience. However, as potaoes are natural products we cannot undertake any liability for these details. (06/2021)