Fontane
An early maincrop, high yielding processing variety for the production of French fries and flakes.
- Large tubers
- High dry matter content
- Suitable for different types of soil
Suggested fertiliser treatment
Nitrogen: standard advice + 30%.
Potassium: standard advice +10%.
Phosphate: standard advice.
Plant spacing
35/45mm: 33cm (33,500 plants/Ha).
45/55mm: 40cm (27,500 plants/Ha).
Spacing figures for 90cm row width.
Herbicide sensitivity
Metribuzin (Sencorex) does not affect yield.
Fungicides
It is recommended to apply a seed treatment against Rhizoctonia.
Do not allow tuber dry matter to exceed 21% when scheduling haulm killing to prevent discolouration of the prepared product.
Harvest
The variety is susceptible to Late Blight, maintain a preventative spraying schedule until all haulm is dead.
Storage
Suitable for medium term storage.
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