Impact of early-season water deficits on Russet Burbank plant development,tuber yield and quality |
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Authors: | Clinton C. Shock James C. Zalewski Timothy D. Stieber Denise S. Burnett |
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Affiliation: | 1. Oregon State University, Malheur Experiment Station, 595 Onion Avenue, 97914, Ontario, Oregon 2. Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., P.O. Box 10, 97914, Ontario, Oregon
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Abstract: | Russet Burbank potatoes grown on Owyhee silt loam were subjected to early-season moisture stress by delaying initiation of furrow irrigation up to seven weeks after planting. A range of water stress treatments from 4 to 7 weeks after planting resulted in reduced plant size, tuber number and total tuber weight per plant 8 1/2 weeks after planting. Early-season water stress resulting from delayed irrigation onset was associated with improved tuber quality at harvest. Plants water stressed before tuber initiation had fewer tubers with dark stem-end fry colors, reduced percentage of US No. 2 potatoes, and increased percentage and size of US No. 1 potatoes. Increasing duration of soil water potential below -60 kPa early in the season was associated with declining total yield in 1985 but not in 1986. To obtain optimum yield and processing quality, the first irrigation should be no sooner than full plant emergence. |
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