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Madeira
medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato
- yellow flesh colour
- very attractive oval tubers
- very high marketable yield
- excellent suitability for packing
MADEIRA - smooth, nice and suitable for packing combined with very high marketable yields
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
planted 2 cm deeper for high-yielding locations (max. 17 cm soil cover)
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 | is sensitive to Metribuzin in the post-emergence; avoid to use the active substance | |||||||||
| 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) | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Cooking type | B - A |
| Consumption quality | mainly firm cooking; very stable flesh colour after cooking; good flavour |
| Yield | very high tuber yield with high marketable yield for packing |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape roundoval Eye depth very shallow - shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth Number of tubers medium - high |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) Potato wart disease
1 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab medium Spraing very low Bruising low Mechanical damage very low - low |
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)