Ricarda

medium early, red skinned, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • white flesh colour
  • very stable tuber shape
  • high marketable yield
  • good storability
RICARDA - white flesh with red skin colour
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
28-30 cm
23-25 cm
46,000
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 pre-emergence; is sensitive to Metribuzin in the post-emergence; avoid use
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 (whole amount at planting)
Phosphorus (P2O5)
100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting)
Potassium (K2O)
350-270 kg/ha (up to 80 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; good taste
Yield
medium to high tuber yields with high marketable yields
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow - medium
Flesh colour
white
Skin colour
red
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (5),
Ro4 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
Sensitivities
Common scab
low - medium
Spraing
medium - high
Bruising
very low - low
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)