Potato crop nutrition programmes

Yara's crop nutrition programmes for potatoes can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of all potato crops.

Potato fertiliser programmes

Yara's solid fertiliser and foliar micronutient programmes for potatoes are based around YaraMila and YaraLiva fertilisers and the YaraVita foliar micronutrients.

These programmes provide all the essential crop nutrients for a healthy potato crop.

Maincrop potatoes

Early potatoes

Seed potatoes

Recommended Yara fertilisers for potatoes

14-5.7-17.4 + 2.2% S - A quality size matched NPK plus S size matched blended fertiliser, ideal for use for potato production due to the ratio in the of N P and K whilst including a useful amount of sulphur.

YaraLiva TROPICOTE

15.5% N + 18.8% Ca - Granular calcium nitrate fertiliser for field application to a wide range of crops.

YaraMila COMPLEX

12-4.8-14.9 + 8% S - Prilled NPK fertiliser which also contains magnesium and sulphur as well as micronutrients ideal for use on a wide range of arable and horticultural crops.

YaraVita MANTRAC PRO

A flowable liquid micronutrient fertiliser containing 500 g/l of manganese for application as a foliar spray or seed treatment to a wide range of crops to treat or prevent manganese deficiency.

YaraVita MAGPHOS K

A liquid fertiliser containing a high concentration of phosphate together with potash and magnesium for foliar application to potatoes and other crops.

YaraVita MAGFLO 300

A flowable liquid fertiliser containing 300 g/l magnesium for foliar application to cereals and potatoes or treat magnesium deficiency in a wide range of crops.

YaraVita CROPLIFT PRO

A foliar fertiliser containing multiple nutrients and micronutrients for foliar application to a wide range of crops during times of stress or periods of rapid growth.

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Potato agronomy advice

Farmer on a potato field

Establishing potatoes successfully

As with any other crop, good nutrition is key to securing a healthy potato crop, one that will return good yield and high quality and ultimately achieve a better profit margin for you.

Agronomy Advice -Biotrac helps combat stress in potatoes

Biotrac helps combat stress in potatoes

There are many types of biostimulants on the market, each with different purposes. Yara's biostimulant products focus on is enhancing tolerance to abiotic stresses such as extreme temperatures or drought. They contain bioactive components that help the plant mitigate the effects of stress.

Agronomy Advice -Biostimulants increase marketable yield of potatoes

Biostimulants increase marketable yield of potatoes

Biostimulant products trigger natural plant processes that enhance nutrient use efficiency. Improved plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance help the plants to remain vigorous in hostile growing conditions so the farmer can generate better yield and quality.

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