Melissa

very early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • shallow eyes, smooth skin
  • early yields
  • early potato for connection
MELISSA - attractive ware potato with good grading for packing
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/50
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; a temperature shock before planting is particularly important
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
ensure gentle harvest;pre-dry for field marketing
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)
325-245 kg/ha (to ensure the rapid storage of substances preferably sulphate potassium)
Magnesium (MgO)
60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturityvery early to early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
early dry matter content; high colour stability
Yield
early high tuber yields; high marketable yields
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
roundoval
Eye depth
very shallow - shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
very low - low

* 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)