Potato Review

www.potatoreview.com NEW VARIETY bene t has been its high blight resistance.” “Where we’d normally have four to ve fungicide applications, we’ve applied none. Yes, this year has been relatively easy in terms of blight pressure but we’ve still had to protect all other crops.” Stuart says Jacky’s canopy didn’t close any quicker than its neighbour, but the dense, compact nature of its foliage, together with its ability to withstand shading meant tuber numbers developed quickly. “Crop4Sight suggested the optimum time to top was Friday 10th July but rain the previous three days had made the crop so wet, it wasn’t feasible. But we sampled on that Friday and con rmed tuber numbers at circa 2 million per hectare, which is exceedingly good. We’ve not had a variety that can produce that before.” Stuart and his team topped the crop on July 13th. While undecided at that point whether to try with a loose skin or set skin, he said he would be aiming to place it as a premium potato. “It scores eight for black dot, nine for foliar and tuber blight. It’s a highly versatile potato with great flavour.” Archie Gibson www. tongengineering .com e: sales@tongengineering.com t: +44 (0)1790 752771 > Gentle Handling > Advanced Design > Intelligent Control THE COMPLETE SOLUTION Designed with you in mind

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