Agronomy

Potatoes are the most important vegetable grown in Israel and are an important crop in the Negev desert region in...

Wire needles are a growing problem in potatoes. In more and more places damage is found in the crops in the...

The sanitary strategy begins with the soil work and the choice of the potato variety. It is convenient to analyze possible...

From potato planting to row closure is a busy time for growers. It’s also a busy time for weeds. Getting...

Soil fertilization does not always guarantee full availability of nutrients. Therefore, it is fully justified to supplement it with foliar feeding....

Under the impulse of the Ecological Focus Area, the use of green manure mixtures is now commonplace. Mixtures have advantages in...

The potato is one of the plants with a high potassium demand. This element is taken up in significant amounts, affecting...

Consulting and research organization Delphy has started a study to inject slurry into potato seed potatoes in a row using...

A rotation is more than not getting sick of a crop, it is also about keeping the soil healthy gezond

Blight is the bane of potato growing and experts warn that, long-term, pressure in the UK is only set to...

When growing potatoes, the pH of the soil is important. It affects susceptibility to diseases.

If you see cracks and fissures, you know it’s shatter damage. Photo by Rabecka Hendricks. It’s easy to batter and bruise...

Blight is the bane of potato growing and experts warn that, long-term, pressure in the UK is only set to...

Good soil is fundamental to growing healthy, productive, and profitable crops. Jay Hao, Professor of Plant Pathology for the University...

Many things can go wrong when growing a potato crop. Some problems are caused by biotic factors — living organisms...

From water management methods to research project results, our resources will help you to decide when and how to irrigate....

In some species and in some crops, pest monitoring requires the use of additional tools. In many cases, their purchase is...

Wageningen University have established critical nutrient levels of young potatoes, beets, onion and cereal leaves, which can be tested against...

Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the ADAPT (“  Accelerated Development of Multiple Stress Tolerant Potato Varieties  ”) research...

We want to know which conditions ensure the growth of populations of insects, such as bean spider mites, so that...

Soil pH affects many aspects of crop production, especially nutrient availability. Most of our main field crops like a neutral...

Measures against brown rot in the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg

The prevalence of virus in seed potato stocks is challenging the industry and we are at a tipping point

Potatoes are a great crop to have in a field unless they pop up in years when they aren’t supposed...

Chlorine is ubiquitous in nature and is taken by plants from various sources: fertilizers, soil, precipitation, water used for irrigation