Sustainable seed potato cultivation through an integral approach in Groningen

Field experiments

In 2018, 3 field experiments were carried out at the participating arable farmers:

Field experiment 1 compares compost yields on a light clay plot and on a heavy clay plot. Strips with different amounts of compost were placed on these plots.
Field experiment 2 analyses a plot that is given a sabbatical ‘rest’ year. To optimise the soil, various types of cover crops are sown.
Field experiment 3 consists of a plot in which 3 strips are laid. One strip will only be treated with trace elements, the next strip will be treated partly with plant protection products and partly with trace elements, and the third strip will be treated in its entirety with the regular crop protection products.

The effects of these field tests on, among other things, yields, soil and use of crop protection were examined by means of various analyses.

This project was made possible by:
“European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe invests in its countryside”