Theme
Potato
Varietal selection in potatoes: a solution for coping with climate change
Since 2005, CRA-W has relaunched its varietal selection programme with the aim of creating new Belgian varieties that meet the present and future needs of producers and environmental...
Towards low-input potato production
PATAT'UP is a research project on innovative, input-reducing cultivation practices for quality potato production
Robust potatoes: a central lever for organic production
Thanks to their tolerance tolate blight, robust potatoes are ideal allies for organic farming (OF).
Potato Smart: Combating late blight with less fungicide
Anticipating and locating the first outbreaks of potato late blight at the start of the season enables a better assessment of the risk and delays the first applications on potato crops,...
Satellites to assess the nitrogen status of potatoes
Sentinel-2 satellite and temperature data allow a good assessment of the nitrogen status of the potato crop at the plot scale.
What about the adjustment of topkilling on potatoes?
Topkilling is an operation carried out on crops that is intended to destroy the foliage on potatoes before harvest.
Towards a 100% robust organic potato crop
What varieties of potatoes should be used to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of copper as a protective agent against late blight?
Stargate - TowardS an operaTionAl nitRoGen recommendation in potATo based on sEntinel-2
Following the BELCAM project, the STARGATE project aims to develop a methodology to determine the in-season potato nitrogen status using satellite images (Sentinel-2).
Controlling the potato virus Y: an absolute necessity for our crops
Of the forty or so viruses that can affect the potato, virus Y (PVY, Potato virus Y) is the most frequently observed in our potato productions.