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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 | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
for packing size -2 cm
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
germinating variety; keep cool until seed preparation
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani is recommended
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| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | very 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)