Root & Crops & Tubers· Solanum tuberosum
Guía de cultivo de Potato
Fourth most important food crop globally. Versatile tuber with many culinary uses. High yield potential with proper management.
Condiciones de cultivo
Requisitos del suelo
Tipo de suelo y pH
Mejores tipos de suelo: sandy loam, loam, silt loam
Rango de pH: 4.8 - 6.5 (óptimo: 5.5)
Drenaje: excellent
Necesidades de nutrientes (N-P-K)
Guía de siembra
Rendimiento y economía
Plagas y enfermedades comunes
Plagas comunes
- Colorado potato beetle
- Aphids
- Wireworms
- Potato tuber moth
- Nematodes
Enfermedades comunes
- Late blight
- Early blight
- Scab
- Black leg
- Potato virus Y
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Consejos de cultivo
Hill potatoes when plants are 15-20 cm tall — mound soil around stems to cover developing tubers and prevent greening from light exposure.
Use certified disease-free seed potatoes — most potato diseases are tuber-borne and recycling farm-saved seed spreads infection.
Potatoes need consistent moisture, especially during tuber bulking (flowering stage). Irregular watering causes knobby, cracked tubers.
Avoid planting potatoes in the same field more than once every 3 years — this breaks late blight and nematode cycles.
Stop watering 2 weeks before harvest to let skins set. Mature skin resists damage during harvest and improves storage life.
Store potatoes at 4-7°C with 90% humidity in complete darkness. Light causes greening and solanine buildup (toxic).
Preguntas frecuentes
How long does Potato take to grow?
Potato typically takes 90 days from planting to harvest. Seeds germinate in about 14 days. The best planting season is spring.
What soil does Potato need?
Potato grows best in sandy loam, loam, silt loam soil with a pH of 4.8-6.5. Excellent drainage is required.
What temperature does Potato need?
Potato grows best at 15-22°C. Frost tolerance: light. Heat tolerance: low.
What is the expected yield for Potato?
Potato yields approximately 20,000 kg/hectare under good conditions.
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