Potato nutrition - can the right nutrition help suppress tuber disorders?

With potato quality being so important it's vital to give the crop the best nutrition to help suppress tuber disorders. Join our webinar to help answer your questions. Eva Ross of Yara is joined by Mark Tucker and Tom Decamp to discuss how effective nutrition helps control disease in potatoes.

Topics covered include

  • Role of calcium 
  • Benefits of using nitrates
  • Tuber initiation
  • Tuber analysis
  • Q&A session

Available as an on-demand recording

The webinar was recorded on 30th April 2020  but don't worry if you missed it as it is still available to watch below as an on-demand recording.

Can the right potato nutrition help supress tuber disorders?

Can the right potato nutrition help supress tuber disorders?
In this webinar Eva Ross is joined by Mark Tucker and Tom Decamp to discuss how effective nutrition helps control disease in potatoes.

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