Manitou
Maincrop ware variety with an attractive red skin with a high yield.
- Large tubers
- Good drought tolerance
- Multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances
Suggested fertiliser treatment
Nitrogen: standard advice.
Phosphate: standard advice.
Potassium: standard advice +10%.
Plant spacing
35/45mm: 28cm (39,500 plants/Ha).
45/55mm: 32cm (34,500 plats/Ha).
Spacing figures for 90cm row width.
Herbicide sensitivity
Do not use Metribuzin (Sencorex) as it gives a severe foliage reaction and serious yield reduction.
Fungicides
The variety is susceptible to Late Blight, maintain a preventative spraying schedule until all haulm is dead.
Harvest
After desiccation allow sufficient time for skin set, this can take up to four weeks.
Storage
Average dormancy and is suitable for long term storage. Proven to store through to July.
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