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Geraldine

very early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • round oval tuber shape
  • very early pre-sprouting variety
  • high marketable yield
GERALDINE - very early, mainly firm cooking, attractive ware potato for pre-sprouting and foil cultivation
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/50
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-29 cm
40,400
for packing size -2 cm
Recommendation plant spacing
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
germinating variety; keep cool until seed preparation
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani is 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)
325-245 kg/ha (to ensure the rapid storage of substances preferably sulphate potassium)
Magnesium (MgO)
60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturityvery early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
very tasteful
Yield
high yields with uniform grading
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
roundoval
Eye depth
very shallow - shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Potato wart disease
1 (a)
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium
Spraing
very low - low
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
very low

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. (09/2023)