While preparations for planting are well underway, potato seed currently undergoing the Accumulator treatment protocol will soon complete its 120+ day treatment period in store.
This process uses a carefully controlled combination of ethylene and temperature to break dormancy in the eyes, from the rose end to the stolon end of the potato seed tuber.
The result is a greater number of stems per seed piece and daughter tubers per plant, improving potato seed efficiency across a range of varieties in both seed multiplication and salad potato markets.
Through this treatment, growers can expect:
- Increased stems
- Increased tuber numbers
- Increased marketable yield
- Increased returns
By the time of planting, these seed potatoes will have completed the full Accumulator treatment. Growers can then expect to see the consistent and visible benefits continue throughout the growing season in the field.
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