Ricarda
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Ricarda
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Overview: The document provides detailed information about the Ricarda potato variety, characterized by its medium early maturity, red skin, and white flesh. It is noted for its firm cooking quality, high marketable yield, and good storability.
Site Requirements: Ricarda potatoes thrive in average to better soil conditions. Locations prone to rust spots should be avoided.
Seed Material and Planting: Recommended seed sorting size is 35/55. Row width should be 75 cm or 90 cm, with a planting density of 46,000 tubers per hectare. Planting depth should be standard, with sprout stimulation 7-10 days before planting. Seed dressing against Rhizoctonia solani is advised.
Herbicide Sensitivity: Ricarda exhibits average sensitivity to Metribuzin pre-emergence and is sensitive post-emergence; thus, its use should be avoided.
Foliage and Harvest: The variety has good leaf health, but regular fungicide use is recommended. Harvest should be gentle to avoid damage.
Fertilization: Nitrogen should be applied at a high level compared to local standards, with phosphorus at 100 kg/ha and potassium at 350-270 kg/ha. Magnesium is recommended at 70 kg/ha for yield and quality assurance.
Tuber Characteristics: Ricarda tubers are oval with shallow to medium eye depth, smooth to netted red skin, and white flesh. The number of tubers is medium to high.
Consumption Quality: The variety is mainly firm cooking with good taste.
Resistances: Ricarda shows resistance to certain strains of Potato Cyst Nematode (Ro1, Ro2/3, Ro4) and Potato Wart Disease.
Yield and Sensitivities: It offers medium to high tuber yields with high marketable yields. Sensitivities include low to medium common scab, medium to high spraing, very low to low bruising, and medium mechanical damage.
Additional Notes: The document emphasizes that all information is based on official trials and experience, with no liability for the details provided.
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medium early, red skinned, mainly firm cooking ware potato ■ white flesh colour ■ very stable tuber shape ■ high marketable yield ■ good storability
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RicardaRICARDA - white flesh with red skin colour Growing recommendations 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. (06/2021) EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH | Wulf-Werum-Str. 1 | D-21337 Luneburg | Tel.: +49 4131 7480-05 | Fax: +49 4131 7480-580 | [email protected] | www.europlant.biz
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