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Olivia

medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh color
  • broad PCN resistance and tolerance
  • suitable for washing and packing
  • good dormancy
OLIVIA - high yield, mainly firm cooking ware potato with broad PCN resistances
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55 mm
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
30-32 cm
25-27 cm
43,000
for large tubers sizes + 2 cm
Recommendation plant spacing
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
exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence*
Foliage
good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended
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 150 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
mainly firm cooking; very low discolouration after cooking
Yield
high yield with uniform medium to large grading
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
very shallow - shallow
Flesh colour
deep yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (9),
Ro5 (9)
Pa2 (8), Pa3 (8)
Nematode tolerance
tolerant
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
medium
Bruising
low
Mechanical damage
medium - high

*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)