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Varuna

medium early, PCN resistant processing variety

  • light yellow flesh colour
  • flakes and crisps variety
  • high PCN resistance
  • high yields
VARUNA - sustainable production combined with highest product quality
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
32-34 cm
27-28 cm
40,400
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
when used correctly, no sensitivity to Metribuzin is known in the pre-emergence and a medium sensitivity to Metribuzin in the post-emergence
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is required
Harvest
standard
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)
250-190 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
C
Processing quality
stable in colour with special viscosity for flakes; suitability for flakes storage at > 8 °C and crisps > 9 °C
Yield
high yields; high marketable yields
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
roundoval
Eye depth
medium
Flesh colour
light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
netted
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Pa2 (8), Pa3 (8)
Nematode tolerance
tolerant
Potato wart disease
1, 6 (a), 18 (a)
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium
Spraing
medium - high
Bruising
medium
Mechanical damage
medium

(a) low sensitivities

 

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)