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Virginia
medium late French fries variety
- creamy flesh colour
- high yields
- stable in colour
- long-term storage variety
VIRGINIA - long-term storage variety for French fries
| Growing recommendations | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site requirements | prefers average to better soil conditions with uniform supply of water and nutrients | |||||||||
| 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) | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | medium late |
| Cooking type | B - C |
| Processing quality | low content of reducing sugars, very stable in frying and colour; processing suitability frites > 6 °C |
| Yield | high yields; large sized grading; high marketable yield |
| Youth development | initially hesitant, later rapid |
| Dormancy | very dormant, suitable for long-time storage |
| Tuber characteristics | Tuber shape longoval Eye depth shallow Flesh colour cream Skin colour yellow Skin smooth Number of tubers medium |
| Resistances | PCN
Ro1 (9) Potato wart disease
1 |
| Sensitivities | Common scab medium Spraing low Bruising low - medium 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)