Nevadina

early processing variety for French fries

  • early maturity
  • early French fries
  • early dry matter content
  • early, high marketable yield
NEVADINA - early processing variety to start the French fries season
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
34-36 cm
28-30 cm
38,000
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
germinating variety; keep cool until seed preparation
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
Herbicides
when used correctly, no sensitivity to Metribuzin is known in the pre-emergence and a medium sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
Harvest
sensitive tuber shape, therefore slightly prone to damage; raise gently
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)
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
Maturityearly
Processing quality
no discolouration; high yields at campaign start; early processing to French fries > 8 °C
Yield
early, large sized tuber yields; high marketable yield
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, good storability
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
netted
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low - medium
Bruising
low - medium
Mechanical damage
medium

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)