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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
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
34-36 cm
28-30 cm
38,000
Recommendation plant spacing
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
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
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
Maturitymedium 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
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)