Fabricia

early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • smooth-skinned, round-oval tuber shape
  • high marketable yield
  • early packing variety
FABRICIA - early, attractive and washable table variety with a good yield potential
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/50
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has good dormancy; sensitive to sprout breaking; a temperature shock briefly before planting (3-4 days) is beneficial
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 advisable
Harvest
standard
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
Nitrogen (N)
medium - compared to the local standard (whole amount at planting)
Phosphorus (P2O5)
100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting)
Potassium (K2O)
350-270 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
Maturityearly
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
balanced potato flavour
Yield
high yields with balanced grading
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
germinating variety
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
roundoval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (8),
Ro5 (8)
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low - medium
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
very low - low

* preliminary

 

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)