Marlie

medium early, mainly firm cooking export variety

  • yellow flesh colour
  • large sized tubers
  • high marketable yield
  • good storability
MARLIE - uniform large lots with longoval tuber shape
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
Herbicides
no sensitivities are known when used properly*
Foliage
good, average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
Harvest
ensure gentle harvest
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 80 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg /ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
low discolouration after cooking; good taste
Yield
very high yield with large grading
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low - medium
Bruising
very low
Mechanical damage
low - medium

* preliminary

 

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)