Articles - Potato

French Fries

Use of Magnesium to complement fertilization

​How to adjust management to increase use efficiency and its result on crop productivity and quality

02.06.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

French Fries

Importance of nutrition in potatoes

Application of amino acids in the filling of potato tubers can influence the improvement of productivity and quality

25.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

French Fries

Current scenario of potato cultivation and the main challenges

By Alison Rampazzo, Hortifruti Line Portfolio Leader at Corteva Agriscience.

19.10.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Driving

Managing nematodes in potatoes

Management of root-knot nematode in potatoes requires the integration of several measures, from pre-planting to harvest

12.06.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Spacing and hilling management in potatoes

The cultural management of the spacing between plants in the rows has repercussions on potato production, both for seed and consumption. The practice of hilling can reduce the incidence of greening of t

18.04.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Main pests that attack potatoes

Pests such as moth, pink caterpillar, leafminer, pin and wire larvae, aphids, cowworm and corós are among the main obstacles faced by potato producers, with damage to both the aerial part and the

17.01.2018 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Management of late blight, the most aggressive disease in potato crops

Rapid spread and high destructive potential make late blight the most important and aggressive disease in potato crops

03.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

​How to fertilize sweet potatoes

By Luis Antônio Suita de Castro, researcher at Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS

24.02.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

French Fries

Seed potato import requirements

The success of potato crops depends largely on the use of quality genetic material, free from pests and other contaminations.

07.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Nematode management in potato crops

The root-knot nematode is one of the most aggressive in potato cultivation, with losses in production and the ability to make commercialization unfeasible due to the depreciation of the tubers.

13.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

How to combat rhizoctoniosis in potato crops

Characterized by occurring in reboleiras, with alternation of sick and healthy plants in the field, rhizoctoniosis is an aggressive disease

08.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Potato scab management

Potato scab, spread throughout the various producing regions of Brazil, causes serious damage by reducing the commercial value of the sprouts and in more serious cases even preventing their commercialization.

22.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

French Fries

hidden obstacle

By Jesus G. Töfoli, Josiane T. Ferrari and Ricardo J. Domingues (APTA - Biological Institute)

10.05.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Pests

Army of evil

Pests such as moth, pink caterpillar, leafminer, pin and wire larvae, aphids, cowworm and corós are among the main obstacles faced by potato producers, with damage to both the aerial part and the

19.02.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Nematodes in potato and carrot crops cause millions of dollars in crop losses

By Leonardo Aquino, PhD in Phytotechnics from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and is a professor in the areas of Plant Production, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition also at UFV

03.04.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Pests also like potatoes

The potatoes that we love so much are attacked by various pests, such as the Vaquinha and the Wireworm. Kill pests before they eat your profits.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Viruses in the seed

Among the various potato crop pathogens, special attention should be paid to viruses that, once introduced into a crop, do not have curative control and spread easily.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Better from the root

Hydroponics allows you to produce seed potatoes with quality and at a lower cost. Not using the soil eliminates the need to apply fumigating agents, such as methyl bromide.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Potato with orange

Production of seed potato minitubers via planting of virus-free sprouts and increases the income of citrus growers.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

mangy potato

Even though they do not significantly affect productivity, the three types of scab cause damage to commercial quality in the case of consumer tuber. Therefore, it is important to carry out adequate control.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Kitty menu

Find out which potato varieties the Vaquinha (Diabrotica speciosa) prefers and how to manage them. In spring cultivation there is a higher incidence of Vaquinha and the probability of greater damage to the tubers.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Good investment

Sweet potato cultivation ranks seventh in terms of production importance in the world. Specialist comments on the main aspects of this crop.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Right product at the right time

Contact, translaminar or systemic? Find out at which stage of combating late blight these fungicides provide the best results for potato crops.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

When you get black spots

One of the main threats to potatoes and tomatoes is common in hot, rainy summers.

10.11.2015 | 21:59 (UTC -3)