How to Achieve Maximum Potato Yield: 4 Ways to Disinfect Tubers
Potatoes are a favorite product for everyone, which makes us happy on weekdays and holidays.
However, to obtain the maximum harvest, according to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, it is important to take into account many factors, including the quality of planting material, proper germination, etc.
We propose to discuss such a technique as disinfection of planting material, since it is one of those that significantly influence the results of potato growing.
Thanks to proper disinfection, future sprouts receive protection from diseases and pests. In addition, this event is an incentive for seedling growth.
For disinfection purposes, the tubers are soaked for several hours or sprayed from a spray bottle. The following products are suitable for this purpose.
1. A solution of 1 kg of garlic and 10 l of water.
2. Composition of 5 g copper sulfate, 15 g boric acid and 0.5 g potassium permanganate per 10 liters of water.
3. A solution of 40 g urea, 60 g superphosphate, 5 g copper sulfate, 10 g boric acid and 0.5 g potassium permanganate per the same volume of water.
4. A mixture of 30 g potassium sulfate, 15 g boric acid, 40 g urea, 1 g copper sulfate and 0.5 g potassium permanganate per the same 10 liters of water.
Please note: the listed products are suitable for treating only unsprouted tubers. If the sprouts have already hatched, you should resort to aerosol treatment of the tubers after greening using a solution previously diluted in half with water.
For reference
Potato is a species of perennial tuberous herbaceous plant of the genus Solanum of the Solanaceae family.
