Potato Review

CONTENTS www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW JULY/AUGUST 2021 3 Editor’s letter WITH such lack of clarity in the UKwhere the COVID-19 and post-Brexit legislation are concerned, it’s good to be able to share some positive news with our readers in this issue. e National Potato Industry Awards, BP2021 and Potatoes In Practice are all forging ahead as live events. We bring you full details of all three events and genuinely hopemost of our readers will be able to attend, network, and check out all they have to o er rst-hand. In special focus topics in this issue, we learnwhy biostimulant study ndings could reveal the answer to countering heat stress, how companies have collaborated to bring about a UK rst in protein extraction and how a new kit could help preserve phosphate levels in soil. Boron, the underratedmicronutrient, is explored in our page 17 feature in whichwe learnwhy complacency can lead to unforeseen outcomes and, as those operating on-farmanaerobic digestion (AD) are now facedwith a new challenge, our feature on page 25 looks at waste utilisation. Sprout suppression, fertilisation, herbicide strategies, desiccation, contamination and variety resistance updates are shared in other articles, along with a number of expert insights on our old enemy, blight. As Potato Review continues to grow in terms of size and content, we look forward to sharing another great issue with you and, as always, encourage you to get in touch if you have anything you yourself would like to share. NEWS ROUND UP FOCUS: SOILHEALTH 06 08 18 22 SPROUT SUPPRESSION: MALEICHYDRAZIDE FERTILISERS: NATURAL SOLUTIONS ??????????? FOCUS: BORON AWARDS NPIA 2021 LATEST CONTAMINANTS PREVIEW: POTATOES INPRACTICE 13 46 16 15 BP2021: NEWS UPDATE 10 Stephanie Cornwall Editor FOCUS: BENTAZONE BLIGHT 26 30 MACHINERY 56 FOCUS: PROTEINEXTRACTION 39 DESICCATION 43 FOCUS: ANAEROBICDIGESTION 25 WEEDCONTROL 29 INDUSTRYUPDATES 62 INTERNATIONALMARKET: NEWS FROMAROUND THEGLOBE 49