Maximising potato yields with OMEX Liquid Fertiliser

With nearly 50 years of experience and a team of FACTS-qualified advisors and BASIS-qualified agronomists, OMEX is ideally positioned to guide growers in both profitable and sustainable potato cultivation.

Comprehensive crop nutrition and technical support

OMEX offers a suite of services designed to optimise potato crop health and yield. This includes soil sampling and SAP analysis to give growers a deeper understanding of their soil’s nutritional composition.

Soil sampling before planting helps assess nutrient levels, while SMN Plus offers insight into the nitrogen available throughout the growing cycle, ensuring optimal nutrient uptake at all stages.

Nutrient use efficiency is crucial for sustainable farming. OMEX’s approach focuses on applying only the nutrients necessary to improve crop health, yield, and quality, ensuring long-term financial and environmental sustainability for potato farmers.

By using SAP analysis, growers receive real-time data on 20+ live nutritional parameters, complemented by agronomist recommendations to avoid over- or under-application of inputs, SAP analysis has a 72-hour turnaround time, ensuring you have your results when it matters most.

Sustainability in potato farming

Sustainable potato cultivation requires carefully considered nutrient management.

With SAP analysis, potato growers can make informed decisions on fertilisation, reducing unnecessary input costs while boosting crop performance.

OMEX’s science-led approach has been honed through years of research, helping farmers utilise available tools and nutrients to grow more sustainably.

The role of base fertiliser in potato establishment

Applying the right base fertiliser is essential for potato crop establishment and root development.

OMEX recommends applying base fertilisers before planting and incorporating them into the seed bed, based on soil tests to ensure the right nutrient balance.

The choice of fertiliser depends on the expected yield, variety, and quality requirements—such as seed numbers, skin finish, and dry matter content for processing.

Key nutrients in OMEX’s base fertiliser blends include:

Nitrogen: Promotes haulm development, tuber yield, and tuber size.

Phosphate: Aids root development and increases tuber numbers per plant.

Potassium: Enhances tuber size and overall yield.

Sulphur: Improves tuber quality, reduces skin diseases, and optimises nutrient utilisation, particularly on deficient soils.

Multiflo NPKS fertiliser for potatoes

The OMEX Multiflo range offers a fully soluble liquid NPK fertiliser specifically designed for potatoes.

Every potato-growing system is unique, so consulting with a FACTS-qualified advisor before planting is essential to ensure the correct fertiliser grade.

A popular choice among growers is the 11.5-10-4+S Multiflo grade, which provides balanced nitrogen and phosphate levels, with a reduced ratio of potassium for those planning an additional potassium application later.

Alternatively, farmers seeking a reduced nitrogen ratio can opt for the 2-6-12 grade, especially if planning to use an additional pass of Nitroflo liquid nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser.

Multiflo liquid fertilisers offer several key benefits to potato growers:

• Precision application: Delivering fertiliser exactly where and when it i’s needed.
• Sustainability: Application can be made right up to the field margins, minimising waste.
• Efficiency: A 100% soluble, high-quality phosphorus source ensures better nutrient uptake.
• Convenience: OMEX’s tank system provides farmers with dedicated on-farm storage solutions.

NP starter placement fertiliser for potatoes

Potatoes have a particularly inefficient root system, so placing key nutrients at planting can greatly improve nutrient uptake.

Using Multiflo liquid N+P fertiliser gives farmers greater accuracy and evenness of application.

The instantly available nutrients enhance early root and tuber development, helping to increase tuber numbers and yield.

A recent trial comparing Multiflo NP grade 7:20:0 with granular DAP fertiliser at the same phosphorus rates showed that the OMEX treatment achieved a target yield of over 1 million tubers per hectare, demonstrating the effectiveness of liquid fertiliser in early crop development.

Zynergy

Zynergy is a novel formulation of copper and zinc complexed using OMEX eba™ technology. Zynergy provides rapidly available copper and zinc through cost-effective low-dose foliar applications.

Copper and Zinc are both vital nutrients for potato crop health. Zynergy optimises nutrient uptake to improve plant health.

OMEX – partner for the future of potato farming

With decades of experience, OMEX continues to support potato growers across the UK and worldwide, helping them maximise crop yields sustainably.

Its science-based approach and expert advice ensures that farmers have access to fertiliser strategies to optimise their potato crops for enhanced quality and quantity.

View the OMEX multiflo range.

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