Connect

Aardappel Connect Den Hartigh Gesneden Knol
Medium late yellow flesh variety
High yielding
Resistence to Phytophthora
Resistence to PVY
Low input

Potato variety Connect

Connect is a yellow flesh medium late table variety. The variety has a high yield, good resistance to potato virus Y and scab and is highly resistant to Phytophthora, both in the foliage and in the tuber. This makes Connect suitable for organic cultivation.

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The planting distance for the potato variety Connect size 28/35 is 26 to 28 centimeters. For size 35/50, a planting distance of 31 to 33 centimeters is advised. We also recommend this planting distance for 50/60 cut potatoes. Always count the tubers and keep in mind that heavier soils require a closer planting distance.

The strong Phytophthora resistance makes Connect suitable for organic cultivation. In the conventional cultivation, later in the season a treatment against Phytophthora can be useful when in the rare situation late blight starts to appear. You only irrigate the potato when necessary. Connect has a very fast emergence, initial development and soil coverage. A second fertilizer application is not necessary under normal circumstances.

We recommend to check the size before haulm killing. Do not harvest before the skin is fully matured. After harvesting, take care of a good ventilation in storage until potatoes are dry. During long storage cool down gradually to 4-5°C.

Physiologie

 

Skin colour Yellow
Flesh colour Yellow
Tuber shape Round oval
Tuber shape uniformity 6
% 35/65 79%
Tubers per plant 13
Eye depth 7
Maturity 5,5
Dormancy 8
Storability 7
Bruising index (0-50) 6
Mechancial damage 7

Yield – Quality

 

Relative Yield 115
Dry matter content (OWW) 20,9% (385)
Cooking type BC
After cooking discoloration 5
Frying colour after harvest 4
Frying colour after storage 4

Resistances

 

Foliage blight 8,6
Tuber blight 9,1
Common scab 7
Powdery scab 7
Wart disease  f1 (D1) 10
Spraing (TRV) 8,1
Virus Y 9
 
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