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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...
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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).
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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,...
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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).
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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.