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Ventilation systems for potato storage

As potato‑growing regions around the world are expanding their storage capacities—driven by year‑round quality requirements and supported by favorable price developments during the sales season—the professional management of modern potato storage facilities has gained increasing importance.

Dethlingen Experimental Station

The challenges of potato harvesting

In potatoes, the crop grows completely underground and the tubers are also very sensitive to mechanical stress due to their high water content.

Dr Rolf Peters, PotatoConsult UG

Multi-stage potato care

In the care of potato crops on conventional farms, the current process design focusses on the optimal application of herbicides in the pre-emergence stage.

Dr Rolf Peters, PotatoConsult UG

Potato planting - the basis for successful potato cultivation

The basis for successful potato cultivation is laid with a site-appropriate potato tillage. This involves both a loose, not too moist and sufficiently warm soil and an even placement of the plant tubers in the row.

Dr Rolf Peters, PotatoConsult UG