Laura
medium early, red skinned, mainly firm cooking ware potato
- deep yellow flesh colour
- longoval, true to shape tuber with shallow eyes
- aromatic taste
- good storability
LAURA - the "queen of red skin" with deep yellow flesh colour and high culinary 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 good dormancy; sensitive to sprout breaking; a temperature shock briefly before planting (3-4 days) is beneficial
Seed dressing
seek advice; may be sensitive to individual active ingredients
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Herbicides | is sensitive to Metribuzin in the pre- and post-emergence; avoid use | |||||||||
Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required | |||||||||
Harvest | needs app. 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 | |
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Maturity | medium early |
Cooking type | B |
Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking; excellent flavour |
Yield | medium to high tuber yield and uniform marketable yields |
Youth development | rapid |
Dormancy | good dormancy |
Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour deep yellow Skin colour red Skin smooth Number of tubers medium |
Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro2/3, Ro4, Ro5 Potato wart disease
1 (a) |
Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium Spraing low - medium Bruising low 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)