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Bellarosa

Product catalog summary

Variety Overview:
Bellarosa is a very early red-skinned ware potato known for its high yield and large tuber size. It is a robust variety with good drought tolerance and resistance to secondary growth.

Specifications:

Maturity: Very early
Tuber Characteristics: Oval shape, shallow to medium eye depth, red slightly netted skin, yellow to light yellow flesh
Cooking Type: B (EAPR)
Consumption Quality: Good table quality with yellow to light yellow flesh

Yield and Resistances:

Yield: Very high marketable yield with large to very large tubers
Resistances: High resistance to potato wart disease (D1), PCN (Ro 1, Ro 4), virus diseases, and black leg; medium to high resistance to foliage and tuber blight, and common scab

Growth and Storage:

Youth Development: Rapid with early leaf canopy coverage
Dormancy: High, indicating good storability

Sensitivities:

Low sensitivity to spraing, bruising, and mechanical damage

Growing Recommendations:

Site Requirements: Low to medium soil and water demands; good drought tolerance
Planting: Density of approximately 46,000 plants/ha with normal planting depth and seed preparation
Seed Treatment: Recommended for Rhizoctonia solani control
Foliage: Routine protective control against late blight is advised
Herbicides: Slight sensitivity to Metribuzin; avoid high doses and post-emergence application

Fertilization:

Nitrogen: Low-medium compared to local standards
Phosphorus: 100 kg/ha
Potassium: 200-250 kg/ha
Magnesium: 60 kg/ha

Contact Information:
EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH, P. O. Box 1380, D-21303 Lüneburg, Tel: +49 4131 748005, Email: [email protected], Website: www.europlant.biz

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varieties, competence & service very early red skinned ware potato early high yield big tuber size robust variety with good drought tolerance and good resistance to secondary growth

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Variety characteristics further information 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. EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH P O. Box 1380 ■ D-21303 Luneburg ■ tel.: +49 4131 748005 ■ fax: +49 4131 7480580 mail: [email protected] ■ www.europlant.biz Printed on FSC certificated paper

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