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Islara

medium early crisps variety

  • light yellow flesh colour
  • high tuber yields
  • stable dry matter contents
  • suitable for long-term storage
ISLARA - high yield and processing quality after long-term storage
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
no sensitivities are known when used properly*; seek advice
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
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 (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 processing quality after long-term storage (> 5 °C)
Yield
high yield performance with stable dry matter content
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
netted
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
Sensitivities
Common scab
very low - low
Spraing
very low - low
Bruising
medium - high
Mechanical damage
low - medium

* preliminary

 

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)