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Meeting nitrogen requirements mainly through the use of a highly stable form of fertilizer can minimize nitrogen losses, provide nitrogen amounts closer to the plant’s actual needs, and stabilize or increase potato yields. Using a conventional starter fertilizer makes up for the delay in nitrogen release from the slow release fertilizer in the spring.
From 2017 to 2019
Project duration
Market gardening
Activity areas
Fertilizer management
Service
The fertilization strategy outlined here will help improve crop yields and the environment.
Growing Forward 2 | Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec - Innov'Action Programme | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Research report • Christine Landry, Mylène Marchand-Roy, Julie Mainguy, Luc Belzile, Carl Boivin, Jérémie Vallée, Antoine Lamontagne
Landry, C., M. Marchand-Roy, J. Mainguy, L. Belzile, C. Boivin, J. Vallée, A. Lamontagne, M. Grenier, M. Paradis, D. Godonou. 2020. Développement d'une fertilisation azotée mixte combinant une part d'engrais conventionnel et une part d'engrais à libération contrôlée permettant de contrer le lessivage et de stabiliser les rendements anuuels en pommes de terre. IRDA. 47 p. DownloadA series of herbicides has been tested along the edge of the plastic mulch.
Researcher: Maryse Leblanc
The selection of a cultivar should be an essential element in any sound irrigation management strategy. This project aims to optimize water use in potato farming.
Researcher: Carl Boivin
The aim of this project was to leverage the efficiency of drip irrigation and splitting nitrogen inputs into multiple applications to reduce total nitrogen inputs per unit produced and provide better economic and environmental alternatives to conventional irrigation.
Researcher: Carl Boivin