Karelia
medium early, floury cooking ware potato

- light yellow to yellow flesh colour
- very uniform grading sizes
- very high marketable yields
- broad PCN resistance
KARELIA - floury cooking ware potato combined with broad PCN resistance and tolerance
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Site requirements | no special requirements in terms of location | |||||||||
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 | no sensitivities are known when used properly | |||||||||
Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required | |||||||||
Harvest | standard |
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
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Nitrogen (N) | low - 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 | |
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Maturity | medium early |
Cooking type | B - C |
Consumption quality | floury cooking, good potato flavour |
Yield | high yields with a uniform and medium sized grading, high marketable yield |
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 high |
Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) Pa2 (8), Pa3 (8) Nematode tolerance
tolerant
Potato wart disease
1, 2 (a), 6 (a) |
Sensitivities | Common scab very low - low Spraing low Bruising low Mechanical damage low - 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)