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Etana
medium late, high PCN resistant and tolerant French fries variety
- light yellow flesh colour
- longoval tuber shape
- shape retaining
- high product quality
ETANA - the beginning of a sustainable cultivation of processing potatoes
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
planted 2 cm deeper for high-yielding locations (max. 17 cm soil cover)
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 | 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 | ensure gentle harvest | |||||||||
| 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) | 250-190 kg/ha (up to 80 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
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| Maturity | medium late |
| Cooking type | C |
| Consumption quality | floury cooking ware potato |
| Processing quality | stable in colour with high yield and high product quality after storage |
| Yield | good, large sized yields; safe dry matter contents |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth very shallow - shallow Flesh colour light yellow Skin colour yellow Skin netted Number of tubers low |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) Pa2 (9), Pa3 (8) Nematode tolerance
tolerant
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| Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium Spraing high Bruising very low - 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)