Potatoes

In 2008 All-Russia Research Institute of Potatoes n.a. A.G.Lorkh investigated efficiency of application of EDAGUM®SМ in Ljuberetsky district of Moscow area on two early-maturing potato breeds (Zhukovsky early and Udacha).

Experimental: 1) Background: N120P120K150 (soil application of fertilizers) + planting untreated potato; 2) Background: N120P120K150 (soil application of fertilizers) + planting potato treated with EDAGUM®SМ before planting + 2 treatments of vegetating plants with EDAGUM®SМ in phases of early flowering and full flowering.

Results:

1. Treatment of potato seeds before planting combined with two treatments of vegetating plants with EDAGUM®SМ in promoted increase of potato­ yield on 9-24%, for breeds Zhukovsky early and Udacha accordingly.

2. EDAGUM®SМ demonstrated positive influence on yield formula (increase in marketable potato fraction) and improved production quality parameters.

3. In a treatment with processing of potato breed Udacha with EDAGUM®SМ an increase of dry matter on 1.6% comparably to control was observed.

4. Application of EDAGUM®SМ on potato breed Udacha promoted a 35 mg/kg decrease of nitrates. In respect to nitrate content production obtained from experimental treatments meets the requirements placed on dietary potato.

5. At the treatments with application of EDAGUM®SМ on potato breeds Zhukovsky early and Udacha the yield of nutrients per hectare significantly increased as a result of increase of potato productivity, marketability and quality parameters: dry matter increased by 10.5-24.6 ts/hectares; starch by 6.7-11.9 ts/hectares; and vitamin C by 6.3-9.5 kg/hectare