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Spinela

medium early, red skinned, mainly firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • attractive tubers
  • high yields
  • good storability
SPINELA - red skinned, mainly firm cooking ware potato with healthy foliage and suitability for packing
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to scab should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
28-30 cm
23-25 cm
46,000
for large tuber sizes + 4 cm
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
is sensitive to Metribuzin in the pre- and post-emergence; avoid use
Foliage
good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended
Harvest
timely and gentle harvesting after achieving skin stability
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 (preferably as sulphate; on lighter soils split doses)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
good culinary quality
Yield
medium to high yields, large sized tubers
Youth development
hesitant
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
very shallow - shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
red
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium - high
Spraing
low
Bruising
low - medium
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. (06/2021)