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Potato nutrient management in Tasmania, Australia

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posted on 2023-05-22, 18:02 authored by Sparrow, LA
This chapter presents data on the nutrient management practices of Tasmanian potato growers and data from Tasmanian and other research on tuber yield and quality responses to fertilizers. Together, this information shows that most growers apply more nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium than is removed in the tubers they harvest and in many cases more than can be justified on the basis of known responses to these elements. This behavior is discussed in relation to the risks of underfertilising on the one hand and the risks of environmental and food safety impacts on the other.

History

Publication title

Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies

Editors

Z He, R Larkin, W Honeycutt

Pagination

295-308

ISBN

978-940074104-1

Department/School

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Publisher

Springer

Place of publication

Germany

Extent

30

Rights statement

Copyright 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Field grown vegetable crops

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