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Torenia

medium early, firm cooking ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • very high yield
  • Low Input variety
  • attractive tuber shape
TORENIA - heat and drought tolerance ensure high quality and high yield
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
30-32 cm
25-27 cm
43,000
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
good, average leaf health; however, regular use of fungicides is recommended
Harvest
standard
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)
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
premium quality ware potato; low discolouration after cooking
Yield
high yield with high market share
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
netted
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
medium - high
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
low - medium

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)