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Melanie
medium early processing variety for French fries
- white-yellow flesh colour
- high marketable yields
- high processing yields
- stable baking quality from long-term storage
MELANIE - high yields with good processing quality from long-term storage
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
standard
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 | no sensitivities are known when used properly* | |||||||||
| Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable | |||||||||
| 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 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 |
| Processing quality | stable starch content, good baking quality, high shape stability |
| Yield | high yield; high market share |
| Youth development | initially hesistant, later rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour white - light yellow Skin netted Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9) Potato wart disease
1, 6** |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium Spraing medium - high Bruising very low - low Mechanical damage low - medium |
* preliminary | ** tested in an EU country
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. (09/2023)