Testing Microbial Inoculants And Precrop Effect On Organic Potato In Hungary

Summary

In frame of the SolACE Horizon 2020 research project the effects of different pre-crop and inoculation treatments on organic potato varieties under combined stress conditions were examined. In the rotational trial rye and soy pre-crop treatments were applied, and four potato varieties were examined under optimal vs. no irrigation and nitrogen treatments, and their combinations. In the inoculation trial another four varieties with three microbial inoculant treatments, under optimal vs. no irrigation and phosphorous supply, along with the combinations of these treatments were tested. The first year’s results showed no major effects of pre-cropping and microbial inoculants on potato performance under combined stress. Thus, further investigations are required to strengthen our understanding of these agrotechnical innovations.