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Saratoga Russet

medium late processing variety for French Fries

  • cream white flesh colour
  • long oval tuber shape
  • high yielding
  • stable baking quality
SARATOGA RUSSET - wide ecological spread with uniform large tuber sized grading
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
prefers average locations with uniform supply of water and nutrients
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
34-36 cm
27-28 cm
38,000
Recommendation plant spacing
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 is recommended
Herbicides
no sensitivities are known when used properly
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides also against Alternaria is recommended
Harvest
ensure gentle harvest
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
Nitrogen (N)
high - 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 (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 late to late
Cooking type
C
Processing quality
good baking quality with high product yield, storage temperature > 7 °C
Yield
high yield, high uniform grading
Youth development
initially hesistant, later rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
white - light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
very low - low
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
medium - high

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. (12/2023)