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Ottawa
medium early French fries variety
- creamy flesh colour
- large sized grading
- good length index
- suitability for long-term storage
OTTAWA - large sized processing variety with longoval tuber shape and good storability
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
planted 2 cm deeper for high-yielding locations (max. 17 cm soil cover)
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 | exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence | |||||||||
| Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable | |||||||||
| Harvest | ensure gentle harvest | |||||||||
| Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level | |
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| 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) | 250-190 kg/ha (preferably as sulphate; on lighter soils split doses) |
| Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
| Variety characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Processing quality | good suitability for producing French fries with a good length index; processing at storage temperature 7 °C |
| Yield | high; large sized tuber lots |
| Youth development | hesitant |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-term storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour cream Skin colour yellow Skin netted Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium 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)