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Milva

medium early, mainly firm cooking quality ware potato

  • yellow flesh colour
  • very high marketable yield
  • high yield packing variety
  • good storability
MILVA - high yield and quality for packing and peeling
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
30-32 cm
25-27 cm
43,000
Recommendation plant spacing
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
no sensitivities are known when used properly
Foliage
good, average leaf health
Harvest
standard
Fertilization incl. return of previous crop at medium supply level
Nitrogen (N)
low - 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 (as chloride)
Magnesium (MgO)
70 kg/ha (for yield and quality assurance)
Variety characteristics
Maturitymedium early
Cooking type
B - A
Consumption quality
no discolouration after cooking
Yield
very high tuber yield; uniform grading; high marketable yield
Youth development
rapid
Dormancy
very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
Tuber characteristics
Tuber shape
oval
Eye depth
shallow
Flesh colour
yellow
Skin colour
yellow
Skin
netted
Number of tubers
high
Resistances
PCN
Ro1, Ro4
Sensitivities
Common scab
very low - low
Spraing
medium
Bruising
very low - low
Mechanical damage
low

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)