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Effects of seed size and spacing of seed tubers and stems on yields of early and canning potatoes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. M. Proctor  and
A. Smartt
J. M. Proctor
Affiliation:
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Cambridge, England
A. Smartt
Affiliation:
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Cambridge, England
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Summary

An experiment comparing most combinations of six seed sizes and four spacings between seeds to give a range of common seed rates, was repeated for 3 years with the eultivar Ulster Prince. For the earliest harvest, total yield was reasonably related to seed rate, but for subsequent harvests the yield response was more closely related to number of stems; this pattern was more pronounced in yields of the canning grade.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 331 - 336
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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