Norika GmbH

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Parkweg 4, DE-18190 Sanitz

Baltic Blue

Baltic Blue

Colored flesh with a good potato flavor
  • purple-colored flesh
  • good table potato characteristics
  • high tuber set
  • cooking-stable flesh color

Production Utilization

table potato

Maturity

medium early

Tuber properties

Tuber shape:
long oval
Flesh color:
purple
Skin appearance:
smooth to netted / purple
Eye prominence:
shallow

Susceptibility

Rhizoctonia:
low
Tuber rot:
low
Foliar late blight:
medium
Raw discoloration:
low

Resistances

Nematodes:
Ro 1, Ro 4
Resistance to wart diseases:
-
PVY-virus:
medium
leafroll virus:
medium

table potato: Production specifications

Location:
all types 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:
apply fungicides according to local or regional risk models
Insecticides:
according to local warning service (if available)
At harvest considerations:
careful harvesting; avoid tuber temperatures <10°C; check skin set before harvesting
Storage:
medium dormancy with medium to good storability