Red Fantasy
medium early, red skinned, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato
- deep yellow flesh colour
- very high marketable yield
- large sized grading
- good storability
RED FANTASY - red skinned ware potato with large tubers for long-term storage
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Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
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 | is sensitive to Metribuzin in the pre- and post-emergence; avoid use | |||||||||
Foliage | good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended | |||||||||
Harvest | needs app. one week longer to achieve skin stability; classic storage variety, should be completely dry before washing |
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) | 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 | |
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Maturity | medium early |
Cooking type | B |
Consumption quality | nice potato flavour |
Yield | very high tuber and marketable yields; large sized grading |
Youth development | rapid |
Dormancy | good dormancy |
Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour deep yellow Skin colour red Skin smooth Number of tubers medium |
Resistances | PCN
Ro1, Ro4 Potato wart disease
1 |
Sensitivities | Common scab low Spraing medium Bruising very low - low Mechanical damage low - 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. (06/2021)