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Rumba

medium early processing variety for crisps and flakes

  • light yellow flesh colour
  • high yields
  • drought tolerant
  • stable in storage
RUMBA - very wide ecological spread; achieves stable, medium sized grading of high marketable yields at all locations
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
30-32 cm
25-27 cm
44,000
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
no sensitivities are known when used properly
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
Nitrogen (N)
low - 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
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
C
Processing quality
perfect tuber shape; processing to crisps at 9 °C and to flakes 7 °C
Yield
medium to high yields
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
roundoval
Eye depth
shallow - medium
Flesh colour
light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1, Ro4
Potato wart disease
1, 2 (a)
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
low
Bruising
low
Mechanical damage
low - medium

(a) low sensitivities

 

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)