METHOD FOR CULTIVATION OF POTATOES Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: method involves placement of organic fertilizer treated in autumn with entomopathogenic nematodes pristionchus or pristionchus plus trichodermin. The seed tubers are heated before planting, treated with risoplan or trichodermin or a mixture thereof, or a mixture of trichodermin with pristionchus, or a mixture of trichodermin, risoplan and pristionchus. In the vegetation period weed control is performed by intensive mechanical treatment. For control of phytophthorosis, the potato haulm is treated with risoplan or trichodermin or a mixture thereof. Potato bugs are controlled with bitoxybacillin or virin- KZH or a mixture thereof. When potato bug treatment coincides with treatment against phytophtorosis, the fields are treated with a mixture of chemicals used against phytophthorosis and potato bugs. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 6 cl