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Simonetta

medium early, firm cooking premium ware potato

  • deep yellow flesh colour
  • high yield
  • uniform grading for packing
  • good storability
SIMONETTA - a combination of best characteristics
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
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
when used correctly, no sensitivity to Metribuzin is known in the pre-emergence and a medium sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required
Harvest
sensitive tuber shape, therefore slightly susceptible to damage; harvest gently
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
Nitrogen (N)
low - compared to local standard (2/3 before planting and 1/3 later)
Phosphorus (P2O5)
100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate for 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
A - B
Consumption quality
very low discolouration after cooking; excellent taste
Yield
high yield with attractive, uniform grading; high marketable yield
Youth development
initially hesitant, later rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
deep yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Potato wart disease
2 (a), 18 (a)
Sensitivities
Common scab
very low - low
Spraing
very low - low
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
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)