Table 3 Treatments carried out in the field experiment.

From: Biostimulants and herbicides a tool to reduce non-commercial yield tubers and improve potato yield structure

Treatments

Objects

 

Years

 

2012

2013

2014

Potato tuber planting time

1–5

30.04.2012

08.05.2013

23.04.2014

Ridding of potato rows

1,4,5

05.05.2012

13.05.2013

27.04.2014

Ridding with harrowing

1,4,5

10.05.2012

18.05.2013

02.05.2014

Spraying herbicide Harrier 295 ZC (linuron + clomazone)

2,3

10.05.2012

18.05.2013

02.05.2014

Ridding of potato rows

1,4,5

22.05.2012

29.05.2013

18.05.2014

Spraying herbicide Sencor 70 WG (metribuzin)

4,5

22.05.2012

29.05.2013

18.05.2014

Spraying biostimulant Kelpak SL (Ecklonia maxima)

3

06.06. and 20.06.2012

12.06. and 24.06.2013

31.05. and 20.06.2014

Spraying biostimulant Asahi SL (sodium ortho-nitrophenol, sodium para-nitrophenol, sodium 5-nitroguaiacol)

5

06.06. and 20.06.2012

12.06. and 24.06.2013

31.05. and 20.06.2014

Ridding of rows after emergence of potato plants

1

07.06.2012

12.06.2013

10.06.2012

Ridding of rows after emergence of potato plants

1

12.06.2012

19.06.2013

19.06.2014

Date of harvest

1–5

04.09.2012

04.09.2013

02.09.2014

  1. 1—Control object; 2—Harrier 295 ZC; 3—Harrier 295 ZC + Kelpak SL; 4—Sencor 70 WG; 5—Sencor 70 WG + Asahi SL.