Valery
medium early, red skinned, firm cooking quality ware potato
- deep yellow flesh colour
- high culinary quality
- low discolouration after cooking
- good dormancy
VALERY - performance potential especially in the small sizes premium market segment
Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
Planting |
for baby production - 4-6 cm
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 recommended
| |||||||||
Herbicides | exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the pre-emergence; is sensitive to Metribuzin in the post-emergence; avoid use | |||||||||
Foliage | average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable | |||||||||
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 (up to 80 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses) |
Magnesium (MgO) | 70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance) |
Variety characteristics | |
---|---|
Maturity | medium early |
Cooking type | A - B |
Consumption quality | premium salad potato; excellent flavour |
Yield | medium yield with uniform fine grading sizes |
Youth development | rapid |
Dormancy | good dormancy |
Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour deep yellow Skin colour red Skin smooth - netted Number of tubers medium - high |
Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9) |
Sensitivities | Common scab low Spraing low Bruising very low Mechanical damage 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. (07/2023)