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Favola

medium early, processing variety for crisps and flakes

  • light yellow flesh colour
  • high yielding
  • stable in colour
  • long-term storage
FAVOLA - considerable yield and reliable crisps quality
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
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
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
standard
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 early
Processing quality
stable in colour with high yield, low content of reducing sugars, safe dry matter contents; processing to crisps at > 6 °C
Yield
high yields, uniform grading, high marketable yields
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
roundoval
Eye depth
shallow - medium
Flesh colour
light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Sensitivities
Common scab
very low - low
Spraing
low
Bruising
low - medium
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)