Denar

Consumers appreciate its taste, producers value its reliability and easy to grow. Excellent for organic farming.

Variety characteristic:

Denar is a very early, versatile ware variety that is suitable for pre-sprouting and for cultivation under a plast/fibertex for a very early harvest. After reaching a full physiological maturity, Denar is also suitable for main crop. His sprout is thick and strong. Denar is a stem type plant with upright growth habit. It blooms intensively. Denar forms a large, often very large number of tubers. Due to the very high yield potential and the compact, high-lying tuber nest, it is recommended to plant deeper to prevent the tubers from turning green. Denar definitely meets the expectations of those growers who plan to store their crops for a long time, regardless of the degree of modernization of the storage site. Retain good quality through a long term storage.

Especially suitable for organic growing.

Plant and tuber:

Flesh colour: light yellow
Skin colour: yellow
Tuber shape: round oval
Eye depth: 6,9 – shallow
Foliage development: rapid emergence, intense growth
Storage ability: 7,5 – very good
Yield: 57,2 t/ha (according to COBORU) – very high
Dormancy period: medium

Length of the vegetation period: 85 days

Consumption quality:
Cooking type: AB – slightly firm (starch content 11,7%)
Taste: 7,3 – very good
Especially recommended for: salads, suitable for steamed and boiled potatoes

Resistances:

PCN: Ro1, Ro2, Ro3, Ro4 – resistant
Common scab: 6,0 – medium/high
Mechanical damage: medium/high
Foliage blight: 3,0 – medium
Tuber blight: 4,0 – medium
Potato virus Y (PVY): 7,0 – high
Metribuzin sensitivity: moderately sensitive

Site requirements:

Denar has low demands to soil quality, water supply and fertilization. It is especially suitable for lighter soil types. Due to the extremely strong root system, it is resistant to stress related to an extreme climatic conditions during vegetation.

Market outlet	First crop, Organic, Packing, Table varieties, Traditional
Maturity	Very early
Cooking type	AB (slightly firm)
Flesh colour	Light yellow
Skin colour	Yellow
Soil demand	Low
Shape tubers	Round oval

Market outlet

First crop, Organic, Packing, Table varieties, Traditional