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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 | ||||||||||
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| Site requirements | average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot should be avoided | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium 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)