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- The study was conducted on potato production fields in eastern Poland from 2012 to 2014, using a split-plot design to evaluate the effects of different potato cultivars and cultivation techniques involving herbicides and biostimulants.
- The aim was to reduce non-commercial potato yields and enhance overall yield structure by examining the impact of various herbicide and biostimulant combinations on weed infestation.
- Results indicated that using specific combinations of herbicides with biostimulants effectively reduced weed growth, leading to an improved yield structure and a significant correlation between weed levels and non-commercial potato yield.
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The basis for the study was a field experiment conducted in 2012-2014 in the production fields of multi-branch Soleks company in Wojnów, the district of Siedlce in eastern Poland. The experiment was established in a split-plot arrangement as a two-factor experiment in three replications. The first factor were: three cultivars of edible potato-Bartek, Gawin, Honorata, and the second factor were: five objects of potato cultivation with herbicides and biostimulants: 1-Control object-without chemical protection, 2-herbicide Harrier 295 ZC, 3-herbicide Harrier 295 ZC + biostimulant Kelpak SL, 4-herbicide Sencor 70 WG, 5-herbicide Sencor 70 WG + biostimulant Asahi SL. The aim of the study was to reduce the non-commercial potato yield and improve the yield structure through the application of biostimulants and herbicides, and to determine the relationship between weed infestation and tuber yield. The least amount of weeds and the best destruction efficiency were obtained after the application of herbicide Sencor 70 WG + biostimulant Asahi SL and herbicide Harrier 295 ZC + biostimulant Kelpak SL. Effective reduction of weed infestation contributed to improvement of yield structure and reduction of potato non-commercial yield. Based on correlation coefficients, a significant relationship between weed infestation and potato non-commercial yield was shown.
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