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
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
34-36 cm
28-30 cm
38,000
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)
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
Maturitymedium 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)