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Juventa
medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato
- yellow flesh colour
- very attractive tubers
- broad PCN resistance
- very good storability
JUVENTA - high yielding variety with broad PCN resistance for a sustainable potato production
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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 good dormancy; sensitive to sprout breaking; a temperature shock briefly before planting (3-4 days) is beneficial
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani 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 required | |||||||||
| Harvest | needs approx. one week longer to achieve skin stability; classic storage variety, should be completely dry before washing | |||||||||
| 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) | 350-270 kg/ha (up to 150 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Cooking type | B |
| Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking, low discolouration after cooking, good flavour |
| Yield | high yields with attractive and uniform grading, high marketable yield |
| Youth development | initially hesitant, later rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow - medium Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth Number of tubers medium - high |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (9), Ro5 (9) Pa2 (8), Pa3 (8) Nematode tolerance
tolerant
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| Sensitivities | Common scab very low - low Spraing very low Bruising very low - 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. (07/2023)