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Milva
medium early, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato
- yellow flesh colour
- very high marketable yield
- high yield packing variety
- good storability
MILVA - high yield and quality for packing and peeling
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | good, average leaf health | |||||||||
| Harvest | standard | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | low - 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 (as chloride) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Cooking type | B - A |
| Consumption quality | no discolouration after cooking |
| Yield | very high tuber yield; uniform grading; high marketable yield |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour yellow Skin colour yellow Skin netted Number of tubers high |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab very low - low Spraing medium Bruising very low - low Mechanical damage 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)