Drip Irrigation in the Potato Cultivation

Whether farmers produce potatoes for fresh consumption or for processing, the challenge of consistent shape and high yield is intense. With precision irrigation, each hectare generates up to 20% more potatoes and fosters consistent quality.

Potatoes have shallow root systems and are highly susceptible to damage and disease from over or under watering. Getting the right amount of water and fertilizer to the roots is critical to maximize yields while meeting the strict market requirements of fresh and processed potatoes.

Drip irrigation allows you to effectively manage your water application and maintain a consistent soil moisture level so that you don’t over or under irrigate the plants. It also allows for the accurate and effective application of chemigation easily and uniformly to the root zone, saving on input and labor costs.

To demonstrate it, a test in two plantations in Spain was done, where the farmer handle in parallel sectors irrigated with mobile, one by sprinkling and other with localized drip irrigation. Monitoring and handling of the drip irrigation system

• Higher efficiency in the application of irrigation water.
• Better irrigation and production control.
• Waterlogging areas were avoided.
• Improvement in the productivity and uniformity of the crop
• Higher weight of dry extract of potatoes irrigated with drip irrigation.

Nowadays localized irrigation is to be considered as a key tool in the control and management of the production costs. drip irrigation with Yazddrip was possible to obtain a saving in water and energy, as a better quality production.