WPC Webinar: Basics of irrigation for processing potatoes and irrigation scheduling

World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar - November 11, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with Netafim's Yechiam, Gets, Crop Model Agronomist Presenting "Basics of irrigation for processing potatoes and irrigation scheduling."

The World Potato Congress is very pleased to announce the resumption of its webinar series and its first Fall webinar with Yechiam Gets, Crop Model Agronomist with Netafim on November 11, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada).

Presentation Outline

This presentation will mark out the importance of proper irrigation of potatoes and they will highlight the importance of irrigation on locations during the growing season in light of climate change and rain absence. They will detail the current solutions available for different scenarios and their pros and cons.

In the 2nd part, we shall test methods of proper irrigation scheduling for different irrigation systems and shall offer guidance for soil monitoring in irrigated potatoes and how to make conclusions from the results in order to maximize yield, uniformity & quality, and also to face climate change & environmental challenges.

Yechiam Gets is a:
 

• Deciduous orchard and vineyards farmer from the North of Israel
• M.Agro in soil & water science from the Israeli faculty of Agriculture (HUJI)
• 4 years at Netafim as a crop model agronomist for more than 30 crops, including potatoes
• was nominated as crop specialist for potatoes in 2020
• past experience includes working for Bermad and Haifa chemicals as a field agronomist
• Expertise: irrigation scheduling, fertigation, hydraulics of pressurized irrigation systems, soil and plant monitoring, and crop modeling.