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Albertine

very early, mainly firm cooking pre-sprouting variety

  • yellow flesh colour
  • early skin set
  • nice uniform tubers
  • high yield
ALBERTINE - mainly firm cooking ware potato with very early maturity and uniform nice tubers
Growing recommendations
Site requirements
average to better soil conditions; locations susceptible to rust spot and scab should be avoided
Planting
Seed material sorting
35/55
Row widthTubers/ha
75 cm90 cm
34-36 cm
28-30 cm
38,000
Recommendation plant spacing
Planting depth
standard
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; a temperature shock before setting up for pregermination or before planting is particularly important
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
Herbicides
exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin in the pre- and 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 (whole amount at planting)
Phosphorus (P2O5)
100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting)
Potassium (K2O)
325-245 kg/ha (preferably as sulphate; on lighter soils split doses)
Magnesium (MgO)
60 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturityvery early
Cooking type
B
Consumption quality
mainly firm cooking; low discolouration after cooking; good taste
Yield
early high yields with uniform grading
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
good dormancy
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9)
Potato wart disease
1 (a)
Sensitivities
Common scab
medium - high
Spraing
low - medium
Bruising
very low - low
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)