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Honorata
medium early processing variety for crisps and flakes
- light yellow flesh colour
- early high yielding potential
- continental suitability
- high storage stability
HONORATA - a light yellow flesh colour processing variety with high yields, good starch distribution and good processing quality
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| Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
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| Herbicides | is sensitive to Metribuzin in the post-emergence; avoid use | |||||||||
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Processing quality | stable flesh colour with high yield; long-term storage temperature > 8°C |
| Yield | high yield, safe starch content |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape roundoval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour light yellow Skin colour yellow Skin netted Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) Potato wart disease
1, 2 (a) |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium Spraing low - medium Bruising medium Mechanical damage medium |
(a) low sensitivities
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)