PRODUCTION AND STORING METHODS OF MERCHANTILE POTATO AT FAMILY FARM KOLARIĆ

Krumpir je jedna od najintenzivnijih ratarskih, ali i općenito poljoprivrednih kultura. Gotovo je neizostavan u svakodnevnoj ljudskoj prehrani, a koristi se i u industrijskoj preradi, te ishrani stoke. Krumpir je kultura koja daje, ali i traži. Zahtjeva dodatnu mehanizaciju, visoko intenzivno ulaganje u repromaterijal: gnojiva, sjeme i zaštitna sredstva, te pažnju i dodatni ljudski angažman. Velikog je biološkog potencijala i reproduktivne sposobnosti, tako da se u optimalnim uvjetima prinosi mogu kretati od 25 do čak 50 t/ha. Kao takav krumpir ima vrlo izražen i ekonomski i prehrambeni značajPotato represent the most intensive of crop production, but also in general crops. It is almost indispensable in the daily human diet, used in industrial processing and cattle feeding. Potato is a crop that gives, but asks. Requires additional machinery, highly intensive investments in raw materials: fertilizer, seeds and pesticides, and attention and the additional human involvement. Potato has a great biological potential and reproductive capability, so that in optimum conditions the yields can range from 25 up to 50 t/ha. As such potato as a crop has a very strong economical and also nutritional significance