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Donata

medium early, French fries variety with excellent processing quality

  • light yellow flesh colour
  • perfect suitability for French fries
  • high marketable yield
  • long-term storage
DONATA - excellent grading size and very suitable for long-term storage
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
34-36 cm
28-30 cm
38,000
Recommendation plant spacing
Planting depth
planted 2 cm deeper for high-yielding locations (max. 17 cm soil cover)
Seed preparation
has a good dormancy; sprout stimulation evenly before planting (7-10 days)
Seed dressing
dressing against Rhizoctonia solani recommended
Herbicides
no sensitivities are known when used properly
Foliage
average leaf health; timely and regular use of fungicides against late blight is advisable
Harvest
ensure gentle harvest
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) + 2x N leaf fertilization (max. 5 kg N/ha) after flowering
Phosphorus (P2O5)
100 kg/ha (water soluble phosphate at planting)
Potassium (K2O)
350-270 kg/ha (up to 80 kg/ha chloride possible; on lighter soils split doses)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B - C
Consumption quality
low discolouration after cooking
Processing quality
stable colour with high product demand and quality after storage
Yield
good, large sized tuber yield; safe dry matter content
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
longoval
Eye depth
shallow - medium
Flesh colour
light yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
smooth - netted
Number of tubers
medium - high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9)
Potato wart disease
1
Sensitivities
Common scab
low
Spraing
high
Bruising
low - medium
Mechanical damage
low - 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. (02/2024)