Norika GmbH

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Parkweg 4, DE-18190 Sanitz

Norika GmbH

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Parkweg 4, DE-18190 Sanitz

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Phone: +49 38209 47600

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Baltic Blue

Baltic Blue

Purple specialty with a very intensive potato flavour

violet-coloured flesh
good table potato characteristics
high tuberisation
cooking-stable flesh colour

Production Utilization

table potato

Maturity

medium early

Tuber properties

Tuber shape:: longoval

Flesh color:: violett

Skin appearance:: smooth to netted / violett

Eye prominence:: shallow

Inclination | Susceptibility

Rhizoctonia:: low

Tuber rot:: low

Foliar late blight:: medium

Raw discoloration:: low

Resistances

Nematodes:: Ro 1, Ro 4

Resistance to wart diseases:: -

y-virus:: medium

leafroll virus:: medium

table potato: Production specifications

Location:: all type of soil

Planting material preparation:: it is recommended to condition and prepare the seed

Chemical seed treatment:: recommended against rhizoctonia

Plant canape development:: uniform emergence at medium foliage development

light soil:: 34 cm | 39,000 pcs/ha

Heavy soil:: 32 cm | 42,000 pcs/ha

Planting depths + hill shape:: 1-2 cm deeper than usual with accurate ridge structure

Fertilization

Nitrogen (N):: 90-100 kg/ha incl. Nmin
split the N application, especially on light and irrigated locations

Phosphorus (P₂O₅):: 90-100 kg/ha

Potassium (K₂O):: 280-300 kg/ha
use chloride potassium fertilizer

Magnesium (MgO):: 80-90 kg/ha

Plant protection

Herbicides:: usage of herbicides containing metribuzin is possible before emergence

Fungicides:: according to local warning service (if available)

Insecticides:: according to local warning service (if available)

At harvest considerations:: carefull harvesting; avoid tuber temperatures <10°C; check skin set before harvesting

Storage:: medium dormancy with medium to good storability