--- title: PotatoWorld Blog | Pre-planting description: Pre-planting | --- [![Voorbeeld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hubfs/Potatoworld_Magazine_July2019%20/Images/logo.png "Voorbeeld")](https://potatoworld.eu/) - [Home](https://potatoworld.eu/) - [News](https://potatoworld.eu/news) - [Blog](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/) - [Magazine](https://potatoworld.eu/magazine) - [Archive](https://potatoworld.eu/archive) - [Subscribe](https://webshop.potatoworld.eu/product/potatoworld-magazine/) - [Extend subscription](https://potatoworld.eu/2013-09-30-08-25-33) - [Advertise](https://potatoworld.eu/advertisement) - [Events](https://potatoworld.eu/events) - [Service](https://potatoworld.eu/service-colofon) - [Links](https://potatoworld.eu/weblinks) - [Webshop](https://webshop.potatoworld.eu) - [Contact](https://potatoworld.eu/contact) - [Home](https://potatoworld.eu/) - [News](https://potatoworld.eu/news) - [Blog](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/) - [Magazine](https://potatoworld.eu/magazine) - [Archive](https://potatoworld.eu/archive) - [Subscribe](https://webshop.potatoworld.eu/product/potatoworld-magazine/) - [Extend subscription](https://potatoworld.eu/2013-09-30-08-25-33) - [Advertise](https://potatoworld.eu/advertisement) - [Events](https://potatoworld.eu/events) - [Service](https://potatoworld.eu/service-colofon) - [Links](https://potatoworld.eu/weblinks) - [Webshop](https://webshop.potatoworld.eu) - [Contact](https://potatoworld.eu/contact) [Bel ons](tel:0703589331) [Mail ons](mailto:redactie@aardappelwereld.nl) [Adverteren](https://potatoworld.eu/adverteren) [Abonneer](https://potatoworld.eu/abonneren) ## [Decisions at planting: Cutting of seed potatoes](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/decisions-at-planting-cutting-of-seed-potatoes) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Mar 28, 2022 2:30:00 PM [![Large seed tubers are cut into pieces by hand or machine.](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%20blog%2073.jpeg?width=139&name=Image%20blog%2073.jpeg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/decisions-at-planting-cutting-of-seed-potatoes) **Seed potatoes, whole and cut, are often dusted or sprayed with a pencycuron containing fungicide to protect against black scurf caused by *.*** Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/decisions-at-planting-cutting-of-seed-potatoes) ## [Small tubers used as seed in subsistence potato farming](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/small-tubers-used-as-seed-in-subsistence-potato-farming) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Mar 7, 2022 10:30:00 AM [![](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%20blog%2072.png?width=139&name=Image%20blog%2072.png)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/small-tubers-used-as-seed-in-subsistence-potato-farming) **In subsistence farming and in a developing seed system where there is no official certification scheme operating, growers use the small tubers of the.** Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/small-tubers-used-as-seed-in-subsistence-potato-farming) ## [Situation-dependent provenance of seed tubers](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/situation-dependent-provenance-of-seed-tubers) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Feb 28, 2022 10:00:00 AM [![The provenance of seed for potato planting is situation-dependent.](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%20blog%2071.png?width=139&name=Image%20blog%2071.png)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/situation-dependent-provenance-of-seed-tubers) **The provenance of seed for potato planting is situation-dependent. In temperate climates with cool summers, certified seed is usually grown in the.** Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/situation-dependent-provenance-of-seed-tubers) ## [Vegetative potato propagation: Rapid multiplication and virus eradication](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/vegetative-potato-propagation-rapid-multiplication-and-virus-eradication) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Feb 21, 2022 9:00:00 AM [![Micro-tubers produced in vitro and mini-tubers in a greenhouse are virus-free materials](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%20blog%2070.jpg?width=139&name=Image%20blog%2070.jpg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/vegetative-potato-propagation-rapid-multiplication-and-virus-eradication) **In rapid multiplication schemes, plants are multiplied by in vitro or in vivo (not in closed tubes or containers) techniques. Cuttings are rooted to.** Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/vegetative-potato-propagation-rapid-multiplication-and-virus-eradication) ## [A closer look at some properties of seed potatoes – Size and age](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/a-closer-look-at-some-properties-of-seed-potatoes-size-and-age) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), May 10, 2021 9:00:00 AM [![The seed tuber as propagation material of the potato plant is determined by, amongst other things, its size and age.](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Openingsfoto%20blog%2056.jpeg?width=139&name=Openingsfoto%20blog%2056.jpeg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/a-closer-look-at-some-properties-of-seed-potatoes-size-and-age) The seed tuber as propagation material of the potato plant is determined by, amongst other things, its size and age. The amount of seed planted per. Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/a-closer-look-at-some-properties-of-seed-potatoes-size-and-age) ## [A look into the generative and vegetative stages of potatoes](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/a-look-into-the-generative-and-vegetative-stages-of-potatoes) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), May 3, 2021 9:30:00 AM [![Like insects, potatoes have four distinct appearances.](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Openingsfoto%20blog%2055.jpeg?width=139&name=Openingsfoto%20blog%2055.jpeg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/a-look-into-the-generative-and-vegetative-stages-of-potatoes) **Like insects, potatoes have four distinct appearances. A butterfly deposits its eggs on a leaf, that generate a caterpillar that grows during a few.** Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/a-look-into-the-generative-and-vegetative-stages-of-potatoes) ## [Pre-planting: Tillage methods in mechanized potato production systems](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/tillage-methods-in-mechanized-potato-production-systems) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Mar 1, 2021 10:15:00 AM [![Of several tillage methods in mechanized potato production systems, ploughing is most common](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Openingsfoto%20blog%2049.jpeg?width=139&name=Openingsfoto%20blog%2049.jpeg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/tillage-methods-in-mechanized-potato-production-systems) There are several tillage methods in mechanized production systems. Ploughing is the most common method, especially with a moldboard plough that. Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/tillage-methods-in-mechanized-potato-production-systems) ## [The application of fertilizers in potato cultivation](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/fertilizers) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Mar 23, 2020 3:15:00 AM [![Compound fertilizer sold in bag labelled with the N:P:K concentrations.](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%2012%20-%20Opening%20photo.jpg?width=139&name=Blog%2012%20-%20Opening%20photo.jpg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/fertilizers) **The knowledge that crops need nutrients (not just organic soil amendments) and the invention and application of fertilizers started with the.** Topcis: [Pre-planting](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/topic/pre-planting) [Read more](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/fertilizers) ## [Pre-planting operations in potato cultivation: Tillage](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/pre-planting-operations-tillage) By [Team PotatoWorld](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/author/team-potatoworld), Mar 9, 2020 12:51:19 PM [![In low-tech agriculture, land preparation is done manually or assisted by draft animals, where sufficient land is available for grazing.](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%2011%20-%20Opening%20photo.jpeg?width=139&name=Blog%2011%20-%20Opening%20photo.jpeg)](https://blog.potatoworld.eu/pre-planting-operations-tillage) **Of all arable crops, potato needs the most extensive tillage and is not suitable for no (zero), low or minimum tillage. 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