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 Fire

Baltic Fire

Bright red skinned, high-yielding and robust table potato

high yield potential
beautifully shaped and uniform tubers
very resistant to after cooking darkening
good storability

Production Utilization

table potato

Maturity

medium early

Tuber properties

Tuber shape:: oval

Flesh color:: light yellow

Skin appearance:: smooth / red

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:: 1 (D1)

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:: 32 cm | 42,000 pcs/ha

Heavy soil:: 30 cm | 44,000 pcs/ha

Planting depths + hill shape:: local planting depth with accurate ridge structure

Fertilization

Nitrogen (N):: 140-160 kg/ha incl. Nmin
split the N application, especially on light and irrigated locations

Phosphorus (P₂O₅):: 80-100 kg/ha

Potassium (K₂O):: 250-280 kg/ha
2/3 before planting (chloride), 1/3 after row closure as chloride-free potassium fertilizer

Magnesium (MgO):: 60-80 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:: long dormancy with good storability