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The effects of delayed planting and soil consolidation on potato yields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. L. Beveridge
J. L. Beveridge
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge
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1. Two series of experiments designed to investigate the effects of delaying planting potato seed tubers after drawing ridges in preparation for planting and of consolidation of soil beneath seed tubers on the growth and yield of potatoes are described and the results discussed.

2. Delayed planting reduced the yield of saleable ware-size (> I¾ in.) tubers in one year by as much as 1.7 + 0.59 tons/acre, but had little effect in the other years, and it is argued that the effect was dependent on the tilth obtained in preparation for planting, the soil moisture content at the time the ridges were drawn, the amount of moisture lost during the delay period, and the rainfall after planting.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , April 1966 , pp. 271 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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