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Leyla

very early to early, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato

  • deep yellow flesh colour
  • attractive tuber shape and colour
  • extraordinary good taste after storage
  • high consumer popularity
LEYLA - very popular ware potato
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
28-30 cm
23-25 cm
46,000
Recommendation plant spacing
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; a temperature shock before setting up for pregermination or before planting is particularly important
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
Herbicides
no sensitivities are known when used properly
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides also against Alternaria is recommended
Harvest
ensure gentle harvest
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
Nitrogen (N)
medium - compared to the local standard (whole amount at planting)
Phosphorus (P2O5)
100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting)
Potassium (K2O)
325-245 kg/ha (to ensure the rapid storage of substances preferably sulphate potassium)
Magnesium (MgO)
60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturityvery early to early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
mainly firm cooking, tendency towards firm cooking; best consumption quality; no discolouration after cooking; early dry matter content
Yield
good, uniform grading
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, good storability
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
deep yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1
Potato wart disease
1, 2 (a), 6 (a)
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium - high
Spraing
low
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)