AGROTECHNOLOGY

The Colorado potato beetle is a major pest in North America that can reduce potato yields by 30-50% if unchecked....

In Sudan, potato cultivation has seen tremendous successes, with productivity in some areas reaching 28 tons an acre. The Alarqam...

What is the best way to kill potato leaves? What are the advice and options? During an AgrioTV broadcast on June 29,...

A variety trial in potato was set up in Lennik as part of the Potato Agricultural Center. The aim is...

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

Biostimulants, used in the right way, make the crop more resilient. How? In the last Newsletter we told you what abiotic factors are...

Azoles are widely used as fungicides in arable farming.

The German Union of the Potato Sector (UNIKA) and the University of Applied Sciences Kiel are investigating this question in...

growers to recognize the potential food safety risks associated with the rapidly expanding use of biostimulants and biofertilizers in crop...

In order to guarantee high-quality standards of the Potato of Bologna PDO, all of us producers are carefully monitoring the...

Do not rush to judgment on those herbicides, however, if grasses become a problem after potatoes have emerged.

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.

After conducting experiments with treatments to improve the behavior of a Creole potato crop under conditions of water deficit

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

Researchers from the University of Groningen planted salt-tolerant seed potatoes on Friday afternoon at the double dike in Bierum in...

“The damage of Alternaria in potatoes is – certainly in recent years – greater than that of Phytophthora. Most growers have...

varieties are differentiated by their morphological characteristics and their genetic material (DNA), duration of the productive cycle, resistance to diseases,...

Farmer Leonid Kichigin reaps high yields annually, and now he intends to provide the region with virus-free potato seeds. This year,...

Two years ago, a team of potato scientists and researchers from across Canada launched a comprehensive study aimed at reducing...

The relatively wet spring has a different impact on the companies of the NPPL participants. This is apparent from a telephone...

The area of ​​seed potatoes indicated for the inspection is 41,711 hectares. This means that the number of hectares has again...

The world’s leading manufacturer of hygienic stainless-steel components, the Danish companyNGI, are turning its attention on two typical weak spots...

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

Yes, that’s phosphite, not phosphate. While it’s chemically similar to the widely used and essential phosphate — the ‘P’ in...

rable farmers are increasingly and earlier encountering the Colorado potato beetle in potato plants.

Anselm Claassen in Vierhuizen (Gr.) is using a new planter this season for the variable planting of part of his...

The precise application of (leaf) fertilization is important for arable farmer Hans Stegeman from Biddinghuizen in order to adjust the...

In the presence of Phytophthora infestation in a potato crop, a stop spraying can be carried out at a short...

The problem of the resistance of the Colorado beetle to the active substances of insecticides of various chemical groups, the...

Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.

re you using the right fungicides for the potato diseases you are attempting to control? Understanding how fungicides work can help you...

mancozeb also contains manganese and zinc as an extra added value on top of the fungicidal effect

Minsk Tractor Works has published a video  with its newest tractor - the autonomous BELARUS А3523і. The drone plows confidently in the field....

FAZOR® inhibits germination, reduces sprouting and volunteer potatoes in the following crop. Also in onions ...

Practical aspects of mixing pesticides with fertilizers

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

Tesco is set to trial fully recyclable packaging for its 1kg new season potatoes and a reduction in the amount...

In an effort to increase agricultural productivity and limit waste, a team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...

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

Kangaroo Island's seed potato industry is still recovering a year-and-a-half on from the bushfires with growers working together to overcome...

The export of seed potatoes in April 2021 decreased compared to April 2020 from 753,731 tons to 709,010 tons. The export...

“The frost from a month ago has had a huge impact on the volumes of early potatoes,”

In 2020, the three leaders in global potato production maintain their positions: China is nearing 100 million tonnes followed by India and...

Rising temperatures resulting from climate change is exposing more potato crops to the damaging extremes of heat stress more frequently.

Farmers want supermarkets to pay more for their products, social movements are asking supermarkets to do more for animal welfare...

Arable farmers would like to reduce the use of crop protection products, but do not have the correct knowledge about...

Be it soil-applied applications at planting or postemergence applications, spray drift remains a nagging issue for vegetable growers.

many farmers have not yet made adapting to the effects of the climate emergency a priority.