- Soil treatment is very important before the sowing of the potato crop.
- Soil fertility and nutrient management are very important factors for good crop yield and disease-free crops which have a direct impact on crop yield and quality.
- During the Rabi season, there is a lot of outbreak of fungal diseases and pests as there is excessive moisture in the soil before sowing the potatoes.
- Soil treatment is done with fungicides and insecticides to prevent fungal diseases and pests.
- Potato crops do not get infected with diseases like tuber rot due to soil treatment with fungicides and insecticides.
- Potato wilt disease is also prevented by soil treatment.
- Soil treatment is also very important to overcome the deficiency of nutrients in the soil as its main nutrients are used in the last crop.
- By soil treatment, soil structure improves and production also increases.
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