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Georgina

medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • very high tuber yield
  • attractive round oval tuber shape
  • shallow eyes, smooth skin
GEORGINA - achieves very attractive, smooth-skinned tubers with a good culinary quality
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot and scab should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
30-32 cm
25-27 cm
43,000
for large tuber sizes + 2 cm
Recommendation plant spacing
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
good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended
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)
350-270 kg/ha (to ensure the rapid storage of substances; preferably sulphate potassium, up to 80 kg/ha chloride possible)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
mainly firm cooking; very low discolouration after cooking; good flavour
Yield
very high tuber yield; high marketable yield
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (8),
Ro4 (9)
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium - high
Spraing
low - medium
Bruising
very low
Mechanical damage
low - 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. (06/2021)