NEW RESULTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO POTATO GROWERS AT SHOW
THIS season’s results from the Innovate UK-funded Transformative Reduced Inputs in Potatoes (TRIP) project will be available to view next month.
The project, which is a partnership between Emerald Research, Dyson Farming Research, Light Science Technologies, Bangor University and The James Hutton Institute features Emerald’s OptiYield soil analysis and crop nutrient recommendation system, which has been used to prescribe the fertiliser, foliar nutrient and biostimulant regimes used in the trials.
The second season of trials has continued to assess not only the effect of switching from 100% soil applied nitrogen and phosphate to majority foliar applied, but also the results of decreasing overall nitrogen and phosphate volumes by up to 50% compared to conventional recommendations when supported by ERL’s proprietary biostimulants.
Emerald says the results have provided a clear insight into the cumulative benefits of ‘stacking’ biostimulants and taking a more preventative and holistic approach to improving crop performance and efficiency, as opposed to a product-by-product treatment regime.
The results will be available to view, along with advice and further information, at the Croptec show which takes place at the NAEC, Stoneleigh, on November 27th and 28th.
