ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Desiccant activity of nonanoic acid on potato foliage in Poland
| 1 | Department of Pesticide Investigation, Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland |
| 2 | Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute, Regional Experimental Station, Toruń, Poland |
| 3 | JADE (Jardin Agriculture Development), Mérignac Cedex, France |
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Przemysław Kardasz
Department of Pesticide Investigation, Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
Department of Pesticide Investigation, Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
Submission date: 2018-04-04
Acceptance date: 2019-04-04
Online publication date: 2019-04-12
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2019;59(1):12–18
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ABSTRACT
During potato desiccation the above-ground parts can be destroyed by mechanical,
mechanical-chemical, or chemical methods. In the current study, the mechanical-chemical
method was used and instead of chemical compounds natural nonanoic acid (pelargonic
acid) was used. Nonanoic acid is a natural active ingredient that can be extracted
from vegetable oil (rapeseed oil). It is a short chain fatty acid and a natural product, that
fits well with the principles of the Green Revolution, which has introduced restrictions
worldwide on the use of chemical plant protection products and promotes natural ones. For
comparison carfentrazone-ethyl and glufosinate-ammonium were used. Studies were
carried out in Poland during 2012–2014 with the potato variety Ikar, which is known to
be among the varieties difficult to desicccate in Poland. The results show that potato leaves
were efficiently destroyed by both nonanoic acid and chemicals (carfentrazone-ethyl and
glufosinate-ammonium). The level of destruction varied from 94.5% to 99%. The level
of stalk drying caused by nonanoic acid was high and it was similar to that of chemical
desiccants. None of the studied desiccants significantly affected yield, vascular necrosis or quantity of starch in tubers.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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