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Madison
early crisps variety
- creamy flesh colour
- early processing quality
- early dry matter content
- stable at storage
MADISON - early supply of premium quality for the crisps industry
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided | |||||||||
| 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 | exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence | |||||||||
| Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required | |||||||||
| 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) | 250-190 kg/ha (preferably as sulphate; on lighter soils split doses) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | early |
| Processing quality | early dry matter content, very stable processing quality |
| Yield | early good yield with stable dry matter content |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape round Eye depth medium Flesh colour cream Skin colour yellow Skin smooth - netted Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) |
| Sensitivities | Common scab medium Spraing high Bruising medium Mechanical damage 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)