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Effects of variety and date of harvest on the tuber dry-matter percentage of potatoes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. C. E. Wurr ,
J. N. Bean  and
E. J. Allen
D. C. E. Wurr
Affiliation:
National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF
J. N. Bean
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, U.C.W., Aberystwyth SY23 3DD
E. J. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, U.C.W., Aberystwyth SY23 3DD
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Summary

Using data from four field experiments, comparisons were made between the drymatter percentages of several varieties harvested at different times during the growing season.

There were negative quadratic relationships between tuber dry-matter percentage and tuber size in all varieties except Pentland Marble. The dry-matter percentage of particular tuber sizes varied according to the variety and the time of harvest. Failure to recognize the importance of tuber size and the time of harvest may easily distort differences in dry-matter percentage between varieties.

There were significant positive correlations between the number of tubers produced by each variety on 25 June and four different variables representing the dry-matter percentage of tubers harvested on 10 September. Varietal maturity, assessed as persistence of the foliage, was not significantly correlated with any tuber dry-matter percentage variable in September.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 90 , Issue 3 , June 1978 , pp. 597 - 604
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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