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Marion

early, firm cooking pre-packing variety

  • yellow flesh colour
  • nice tubers
  • uniform fine grading size
  • high marketable yields
MARION - able to produce visually very appealing tubers
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
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
plant a little closer for finer grading (- 2 cm)
Recommendation plant spacing
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
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
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
Maturityearly
Cooking type
A - B
Consumption quality
salad variety; very low discolouration after cooking; very good flavour
Yield
high yield with an attractive, fine grading; high marketable yield
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium
Spraing
very low - low
Bruising
very 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)