Potato agronomy advice

Agronomy Advice - Foliar nutrition increases potato tuber bulking
Foliar nutrition increases potato tuber bulking
Potato tuber bulking can be maximised by optimising crop nutrition to maintain tuber growth rates throughout the important bulking stage.
Agronomy Advice - Is your potato quality being let down by a lack of calcium?
Is your potato quality being let down by a lack of calcium?
Calcium is a vital nutrient for potatoes and most aspects of tuber quality can be improved by having a sufficient supply of calcium during growth.
Agronomy Advice - Foliar nitrogen extends potato green canopy duration
Foliar nitrogen extends potato green canopy duration
To achieve high potato yields it is important to prolong the potato bulking stage by extending the green leaf canopy duration.
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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.

N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulphur
B Boron
Cu Copper
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Zn Zinc
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Potato crop nutrition programmes
Potato crop nutrition programmes

Maincrop potato

Maincrop potato fertiliser programme

Provides all the essential nutrients for a crop of maincrop potatoes

Early potato

Early potato fertiliser programme

Provides all the essential nutrients for a crop of early potatoes

How crop nutrition affects potatoes

How to influence potato quality
How to influence potato 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.
How to improve potato skin finish
How to improve potato skin finish
Skin finish is important as consumers increasingly demand potatoes with clean, attractive skins. Tubers with surface infections of skin diseases are less attractive and also likely to have a reduced storage life.
How to reduce potato bruising
How to reduce potato bruising
Potato tuber bruising is a serious problem in the potato industry. Correct nutrition of the crop prior to harvest can minimise the risk of bruising occurring with potassium, calcium and boron all having effects that reduce bruising.
How to influence potato starch content and quality
How to influence potato starch content and quality
Potatoes are one of the most important sources of starch worldwide. Variety choice is very important and potatoes with greater than 13% starch content are required in countries such as Germany. The higher the starch content, the lower the waste.
How to maintain potato health with nutrition
How to maintain potato health with nutrition
A well balanced crop nutrition programme will ensure that plants are robust and resilient, whilst avoiding excessive nutrient build up that can also be detrimental to plant health
How to reduce incidence of potato foliar diseases
How to reduce incidence of potato foliar diseases
Nitrogen applications can have the effect of encouraging foliar diseases, particularly applications later in the season which delay maturity and increase the risk of blight infection.
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