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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 | ||||||||||
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| 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
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| 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 | |
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| 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)