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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 | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
plant a little closer for finer grading (- 2 cm)
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 | 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 | |
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | early |
| 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)