Innovative Strategies in Potato Cultivation: Enhancing Agronomic Performance, Nutritional Quality, and Post-Harvest Stability
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 76
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Interests: quality; cultivation technology; cultivars; storage technology; quality; nutritional value; pro-health value; bioactive compounds; vegetables; fruits; potato; processing; preservation; fermented products
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Interests: quality; cultivation technology; cultivars; storage technology; quality, nutritional value; pro-health value; bioactive compounds; anti-nutritional compounds; vegetables; fruits; potato; environmental
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Interests: environmental science; plant fertilization; animal and human nutrition; soil science; fertilizers; soil analysis; soil fertility; plant nutrition; nutrient; management soil chemistry environment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern potato cultivation strategies focus on integrating advanced agrotechnical and biological technologies to increase yields, tubers’ nutritional value, and post-harvest shelf life. The use of precision farming, including soil sensors, GPS systems, and satellite data analysis, allows for the optimization of fertilization and irrigation, while the selection and engineering of varieties resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, such as drought, pathogens, or salinity, affects the stability of production. Biostimulants and soil microorganisms, e.g., mycorrhiza and rhizobacteria, improve mineral utilization and support plant health. In addition, genetic modifications make it possible to enrich potato tubers with nutrients such as mineral salts (Fe, Zn) or antioxidants, and storage strategies using controlled atmospheres and natural germination inhibitors extend tuber life without the need for chemicals. Integrating these approaches can significantly increase the efficiency of potato production while reducing environmental impact.
This Special Issue of Agriculture invites submissions of original scientific articles and review papers focusing on innovative strategies in potato cultivation, increasing yield and improving the nutritional value of tubers, and possibilities of reducing quantitative and qualitative losses after storage.
Papers addressing the following topics are particularly welcome:
- Modern phenotyping techniques and their role in the selection of potato varieties with higher nutritional quality.
- The application of biostimulants and soil microorganisms in potato cultivation and their impact on yield and stress resistance.
- Precision agriculture in potato cultivation involving the integration of sensors, drones, and decision support systems.
- The impact of conservation tillage techniques on the environment, potato tuber quality, and long-term yield stability.
- Modern potato storage technologies, including the control of atmosphere, temperature, and humidity in warehouses.
- Natural sprouting inhibitors as an alternative to chemical storage agents.
Through publishing your latest research results in this Special Issue, you will provide valuable insights into sustainable potato production, improved yield and quality in production systems, and the use of modern tuber storage techniques.
Dr. Jarosław Pobereżny
Prof. Dr. Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska
Prof. Dr. Wiesław Szulc
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- conditions
- cultivation technology
- nutritional value
- quality
- storage
- stress
- tuber
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