Effect
No effect on produce quality
Kelpak SL treated potato, cvs. 'Bartek', 'Gawin' and 'Honorata', also treated with Sencor 70 WG (metribuzin) herbicide, showed no significant difference in total sugars in potato tubers (+2.4%), no difference in reducing sugars in potato tubers (+1.8%) and no difference in sucrose content in potato tubers (+3.8%) compared to control plants treated only with herbicide.
Trial details
Outdoor, soil grown (IVb class), three consecutive growing seasons
Poland
Crop
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
Data not available
Rate
2.0L/ha
2018
The effect of herbicides and biostimulants on sugars content in potato tubers
Plants, Soil and Environment
64 (2)
82-87
Crop group
