Potatoes: pests and diseases

The cultivation of potatoes requires a high level of all agrotechnical measures. This can include both plant protection and agrotechnical features associated with the regulation …

How to get a good potato crop

Preparing the soil Potatoes are not a whimsical plant. This is a crop that adapts well to soil conditions. However, it reacts sharply to soil …

Black leg and wet potato rot

Black leg of potato Symptoms of defeat: the affected plants are mostly conspicuous from early to mid-July due to curling of the upper leaves, yellowing …

Cancer and potato scab

Potato cancer Meaning: Cancer of potatoes, in principle, has less effect on the potato crop, more problems arise with the observance of strict instructions for …

Late blight and potato alternaria

Phytophthora: the causative agent is oomycetes Phytophthora infestans. It affects plants of the Solanaceae family, as well as castor oil plants, buckwheat, and strawberries. Alternaria: …

Wide-row potato cultivation technology

The use of wide-row technology makes it possible to increase the productivity of agricultural machines up to 20%, reduce the soil density in the tuberization …

Features of storage of seed potatoes

The experience of scientific institutions and practice has established that high yields of potatoes depend not only on agricultural technology and fertilizers, but also on …

And potatoes grow on the stones!

Littering with stones is a definite obstacle for the efficient use of agricultural land. The presence of stones in the soil leads to damage to …

Agricultural technology for growing potatoes

Site selection and placement of crops Potatoes for food purposes are cultivated on sod-podzolic light-medium loamy, sandy loam, well aerated, underlain by cohesive parent rocks. …

Colorado potato beetle control strategy

Overview Colorado (potato) beetle (Leptinotarsa ​​decemlineata) of the leaf beetle family, a pest of potatoes and other nightshades. Internal quarantine object. Distributed in North and …