Potato Crop Nutrition | Yara United States

Potato Crop Nutrition

nutrients by potato growth stage

Yara is not only a major fertilizer provider to growers throughout the world, but it also has years of experience and knowledge in crop nutrition.

Yara is committed to helping farmers grow their TopPotato in terms of both yield and quality. Crop knowledge, application competence - including technology tools and services - and the most comprehensive crop nutrition portfolio on the market make up the core of Yara’s Crop Nutrition Solution for potatoes.

Whether you are looking for potato fertilizers, a potato crop nutrition program, information about nutrient deficiencies in potatoes, or any other aspect regarding potato crop nutrition, take a look at what Yara has to share with you.

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Role of nutrients in potatoes

Click to read about the role of nutrients in potato production.

Potato crop nutrition programs

Elaborated by our specialists, Yara's fertilizer programs for potato can help you achieve excellent crop performance.

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calcium deficiency in potatoes

Check for signs of nutrient deficiencies

Does your potato crop look like this? Identify and diagnose if your potatoes are suffering from nutrient deficiencies. Learn more about the symptoms and causes and how to control or correct the deficiency.

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Potato agronomic principles

Potato Agronomic Principles

When growing potatoes the aim of the grower is to produce a high-yielding, quality crop that matches the needs of the intended market.

How to Increase Potato Tuber Numbers

How to Increase Potato Tuber Numbers

The number of potato tubers produced by each potato plant is influenced by agronomy and varietal potential. A large number of tubers per acre will produce a crop of predominately small tubers, ideal for gourmet fresh, salad or seed potatoes.

Increasing potato tuber size

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.

Influencing potato dry matter content

Influencing Potato Dry Matter Content

Dry matter content is important for both fresh markets and processing. Tubers with dry matter above 18-20% tend to be more susceptible to bruising and tubers disintegrate more readily when cooked.

Potato Storage and Cooking Quality

Once the crop has been harvested the story does not end.

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