Rilana

medium early, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • broad PCN resistance and tolerance
  • high marketable yield
  • good taste
RILANA - mainly firm cooking ware potato with broad PCN resistance and tolerance
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
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
no sensitivities are known when used properly*
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
Harvest
standard
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; low discolouration after cooking; good taste
Yield
high yield, large size
Youth development
initially hesitant, later rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro2/3 (9),
Ro5 (9)
Pa2 (8), Pa3 (6)
Nematode tolerance
tolerant
Potato wart disease
1**
Sensitivities
Common scab
very low - low
Spraing
very low
Bruising
low
Mechanical damage
very low - low

*preliminary | ** tested in an EU country

 

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. (09/2023)