Potato Fertilization: "With 3 Interventions, I Countered Drought"
The experience of agricultural entrepreneur Roberto Poggi
Roberto Poggi is the owner of Farm Poggi Roberto e Simona, a true excellence in Bolognese agricultural entrepreneurship, covering 800 hectares in the Emilia region.
Like every potato producer, years marked by adverse environmental conditions pose a challenge for him, as they can drastically reduce yields and significantly impact the quality and uniformity of harvested tubers.
To support his plants in difficult conditions and maintain the high production standards he is accustomed to, Roberto chose to adopt Biolchim‘s simple and effective nutritional strategy.
Watch the video of his experience.
Helping Potatoes Overcome Thermal Stress
At the early sprouting stage, young plants are highly sensitive to temperature drops and lack of light—typical conditions of the season—which slow down metabolic activity and disrupt plant development.
Supporting Plant Metabolism
The FYLLOTON® biopromoter and FOLICIST® biostimulant provide the ideal solution for overcoming environmental stress during the growth of potato seedlings.
FYLLOTON® contains seaweed extracts and amino acids, including a high concentration of Tryptophan. FOLICIST® is formulated with folic acid, glycine betaine, proline, cysteine, seaweed, and alfalfa extracts.
Used together during the rosette leaf stage, these two specialties stimulated harmonious plant growth, helping maintain physiological activities.
Improving Potato Yield (Quantity and Quality)
During tuberization (the stage when potatoes begin to form), an insufficient absorption of microelements — particularly manganese — can reduce yield potential and quality.
Meeting Microelement Needs
The SOLAVIT® Mn fertilizer is specifically designed to enhance potato production.
With its high manganese content and other key microelements, SOLAVIT® Mn optimizes the plant’s nutritional status during tuberization, promoting tuber formation, growth, and starch accumulation.
Applied during the pre-flowering stages, this product helped optimize tuberization, standardize tuber size, and maintain good levels of dry matter.
Supporting Maturation and Ensuring High Potato Quality
Excessive vegetative growth during the tuber bulking stage delays maturation, reducing dry matter content and overall quality standards.
Promoting Senescence, Dry Matter Increase, and Tuber Weight
K-BOMBER® 56, a high-potassium foliar fertilizer, helps control excessive vegetative growth, promoting plant senescence and proper tuber maturation.
Applied in the final stages of the cultivation cycle — around 15 and 7 days before desiccation or shredding — K-BOMBER® 56 increases starch and dry matter content, while also enhancing skin thickening.
This improves harvest efficiency, quality, and storage potential.
Together, Towards Your Goals
Through the targeted application of cutting-edge nutritional and biostimulation solutions, Farm Poggi Roberto e Simona successfully overcame climate challenges while optimizing the development and productivity of their potato fields.
Contact Biolchim‘s technical service and discover what results we can achieve together.
