Optimising Nutrition: From Soil Test to Application

About the Session

Get the fundamentals right and drive better potato yields, quality and profitability.

This webinar recording was designed for potato growers and agronomists wanting to sharpen their understanding of crop nutrition. This session walked through the practices to get right before starting your nutrition program and the fundamentals of nutrient management in potatoes — from interpreting soil tests to understanding crop uptake curves. By getting the basics in place, you’re 90% of the way there. This webinar is aimed at helping you make better-informed decisions that optimise crop performance and reduce input waste.

Additional resources:

• PotatoLink Nutrition tab

• Fact sheet: The changing nutrition needs of a growing crop

• Fact sheet: Matching irrigation to crop growth

• Fact sheet: Navigating biological products

• Webinar Recording: Input use efficiency - Potato, onion and vegetable nutrition

  Magazine article: Soil Physics 101

Special acknowledgement

Roger Blyth, an experienced agronomist with Seed & Field NZ. Based in New Zealand’s key potato-growing region, Roger brings decades of hands-on expertise in nutrition planning, crop protection, and research. The PotatoLink team would like to thank Roger for sharing his expertise and knowledge.