Potato crop nutrition

How to influence potato tuber quality

There are three main criteria which define the quality of potato: tuber quality, skin finish and storage and cooking quality. A balanced crop nutrition program is important to help manage all of these criteria.

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Potato advice

Whether you are looking to increase the quality and yield of a your potatoes or just need more general advice agronomy and crop nutrition information. See the latest advice from the Yara agronomists.

Potato nutritional summary

A correct balance between macronutrients and micronutrients is essential to obtain the best results possible from potato crops. A deficiency of any single nutrient is enough to limit crop yield.

How to increase potato tuber size

Tuber size and uniformity is critical for every market, whether it is fresh potatoes, seed or processing crops. Anything that the grower can do to prolong a healthy leaf canopy will increase the average tuber size.

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Check if your potatoes have a nutrient deficiency

Identify and diagnose if your potatoes are suffering from nutrient deficiencies and learn how to control or correct the deficiency. Choose a nutrient below to learn more about the symptoms of its deficiency in cereals and its effect on crop growth and development.

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Potato crop nutrition programmes

Yara's solid fertiliser and foliar programmes for potatoes are based around YaraLiva and YaraMila solid fertilisers and the YaraVita foliar micronutrients.

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