Foliar Applications and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Potato Crops

by helen.holman | May 28, 2025 | Trial Reports, TRIP

Direct applications are driving increased nutrient use efficiency The TRIP project is exploring how direct foliar applications of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium can improve nutrient use efficiency, reduce reliance on soil-applied inputs and support potato crop...

Leaf Tissue Analysis in Potato Crops | Nutrient Testing

by helen.holman | May 19, 2025 | Crop Health, Nutrient Testing, OptiYield

What is leaf tissue analysis and why is it useful in potato crops?   What is leaf tissue analysis? Leaf tissue analysis is a vital tool for managing the nutritional health of potato crops. While the OptiYield soil analysis system predicts nutrient availability to...

Emerald Research Ltd Leaving less of a footprint at Potato Days UK Event

by helen.holman | Jun 20, 2024 | Emerald Research, TRIP

Emerald Research Limited (ERL) will be exhibiting at the Potato Days UK event, which is being held on the 4th and 5th September by kind permission of Dyson Farming at Nocton, Lincolnshire.  The event will be the largest potato sector event being held in the UK this...

Scorched by foliar in the past… reasons to try again

by helen.holman | May 8, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

The concept of foliar applied preparations is based on science, but when they were initially introduced in the late 1990’s many of the initial products had drawbacks, such as leaf scorch, low active volumes per application, poor uptake and even phtyotoxicity . All of...

The margin game – when lots of little things add up to make a big difference.

by helen.holman | Apr 30, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

When uncertainty about weather patterns, inputs costs and sales prices are the only certainty in the coming season, farmers and growers can reap dividends by utilising a full nutritional programme specifically designed to maximise quality and yield attributes required...