POTATO GROWING METHOD Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: method involves cutting beds in autumn; putting 20-25 cm wide and 2 cm thick layer of natural zeolites into beds at depth of 13-17 cm in spring, and layer of organomineral fertilizers (bird dung mixtures) at depth of 6-10 cm; embedding potato tubers into this layer and covering them with rich soil of arable layer. Pellets of natural zeolites introduced into soil have sizes of 0.5-5.0 mm. Dose of introduced zeolites is 30-40 t/hectare. Method allows optimum level of nutrition of potato tubers and reduced level of excessive wetting and excessive compaction of central bulk of ridge soil to be provided. Zeolite and dung fertilizer increases yield by 10-25%. EFFECT: increased efficiency and yield. 3 cl, 4 dwg