Acoustic Newsletter 5/2021

May 31 2021

Acoustic – Good Anywhere

Today’s world asks for robust and sustainable potato varieties.

Therefore, Meijer Potato introduces a new robust generation of varieties. In particular, the demand is rising for the promising table variety Acoustic:

It is adaptive to climate & soil, producing a high marketable yield.
Being late blight resistant, it’s suitable for both conventional and organic cultivation. Needing less pesticides and nitrogen, this variety can be grown with respect for nature.

Acoustic produces delicious, round oval and light-yellow skinned tubers, uniform in size with a nice skin finish. It’s a firm cooking, storage type potato with medium maturity, that’s well-suited to boiling and baking.

Acoustic Trials

In general, foliage development is early with Acoustic. A learning from the trials in 2020 is to apply all nitrogen at the beginning of the growing season, and 20% less than standard practice, to allow for good maturity. This will ensure a better skin set for the variety.

Reference variety Acoustic

Acoustic Volume by Country

The map below shows to which countries Acoustic was delivered and will be grown in 2021. This indicates that it adapts to various climate and soil types. With the strategic introduction we are working on having a year-round supply to European retailers. Early export from Israel to the European continent was successful.