UTA
UTA is a medium-early salad variety that can be marked for a very long time. It is robust and relatively modest.
VARIETY DESCRIPTION
QUALITY
- firm-cooking with very good taste (remains stable even after long storage)
- low tendency to discoloration after cooking and internal bruising
- starch content 13 – 14 %
YIELD
- high tuber set
- high tuber yield with uniform grading
RESISTANCES
- PCN: Ro 1 (9), Ro 2/3 (7), Ro 5 (7), Pa 2 (8), Pa 3 (6)
- PVY: medium
- PLRV: very high
- Foliage late blight: high – very high
- Tuber late blight: high – very high
- Early blight: medium
- Common scab: medium
TUBER
- oval, bright, lightly netted skin
- shallow eyes
- yellow flesh
PLANT
- white flowering
- rapid foliage development
PLANTING
- suitable for all types of soil
- treatment against Rhizoctonia is recommended
- distance in row 30 – 32 cm (by 75 cm)
FERTILIZATION
N-Fertilization: up to 150 kg N/ha
P-Fertilization: 60 – 100 kg/ha
K-Fertilization: 250 – 300 kg/ha (in sulfate form)
Mg-Fertilization: 60 – 80 kg/ha (very important!)
foliar fertilization once with trace nutrients recommended
PLANT PROTECTION
- no recognizable sensitivity to metribuzin
- normal spraying sequences against late blight and early blight
HARVEST
- 2 – 3 weeks after haulm killing without any problems
- not sensitive to mechanical damage and less susceptible to black spotting
- very good dormancy
STORAGE
suitable for long-term storage
