Abstract

The article presents the results of assessment of the effectiveness of protecting potato plantings from phytophages with pre-planting treatment of seed tubers. The effectiveness of the disinfectant preparations was evaluated in field experiments. Pre-planting treatment of seed tubers with special preparation made it possible to reliably protect the potato tops of Sante variety from the Colorado beetle population during the entire growing season without additional plant treatments. The biological effectiveness of the studied insecticides/ disinfectants against aphids was 100%. The tops preserved as a result of pre-planting treatment of seed tubers allowed Sante potato plants to fully manifest their productive potential in 2018 and 2019 weather conditions and, along with treatments against major diseases, ensure the formation of significant increases in potato tubers yield.