Nitrogen Fertilization Guidelines for Potato Production in Florida

Lincoln Zotarelli, Tara Wade, Gary K. England, and Christian T. Christensen

Release Date: 10/29/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

This new 11-page publication focuses on the nitrogen (N) fertilizer best management practices (BMP) for potato crop in Florida. The aim is to provide management strategies that comply with statewide BMP guidelines to maximize yield and economic return while minimizing N losses to the environment. Written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Tara Wade, Gary K. England, and Christian T. Christensen and published by the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department.

About this Publication

This document is HS1429, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2021. Revised August 204. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Lincoln Zotarelli, associate professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences; Tara Wade, assistant professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL; Gary K. England, retired Extension center director and regional specialized agent IV, UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Hastings, FL; and Christian T. Christensen, Extension center director and regional specialized agent II, UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Hastings, FL; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.