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Theresa
medium early, floury cooking quality ware potato
- light yellow to yellow flesh colour
- stable culinary quality
- attractive tuber skin and shape
- high yield
THERESA - visual attractive, high yielding and floury cooking ware potato
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
| Planting |
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
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| Herbicides | no sensitivities are known when used properly | |||||||||
| Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required | |||||||||
| Harvest | ensure gentle harvest | |||||||||
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium early |
| Cooking type | C - B |
| Consumption quality | very low discolouration after cooking, balanced potato flavour |
| Yield | medium high yields with medium sized tuber grading, good marketable yield |
| Youth development | rapid |
| Dormancy | good dormancy |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape oval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour light yellow - yellow Skin colour yellow Skin smooth - netted Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9) |
| Sensitivities | Common scab low - medium Spraing medium 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)