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Chapter 7. Statewide White-Skinned Potato Variety Trials, 20061
C.M. Hutchinson and Doug Gergela2
General Comments: A goal of the statewide potato variety trial is to identify advanced potato selections for Florida production. Established varieties were included to provide a baseline for comparison.
Planting Information
Florida Statewide White Potato Trial (Tables 17 and 18).
PSREU - Hastings Farm (PSREU), One Site in Bunnell, One Site in Hastings, and Two Sites in Immokalee (1 and 2)
Planting Dates
PSREU (2/1/06), Bunnell (1/25/06), Hastings (1/26/06), and Immokalee 1and 2 (11/30/05)
Harvest Dates
PSREU (5/18/06), Bunnell (5/9/06), Hastings (5/8/06), and Immokalee 1 and 2 (3/28/06)
Season Length
PSREU (86), Bunnell (104), Hastings (102), Immokalee 1(101), and Immokalee 2 (101)
Fertilizer Program
Grower standard practices for all sites except PSREU, which is similar to the White Variety Trial (Chapter 3).
Irrigation Program
seepage
Experimental Design
Number of Sites
5
Number of Selections
8
Within Row Spacing
8 in (20.3 cm)
Between Row Spacing
38-42 in (96.5-106.6 cm)
Replications
4 at each site
Plot Size
16 ft (4.9 m) single row
Production Statistics- Based over all sites
Highest Total Yield
Carrera (456 cwt/acre or 51.1 MT/ha)
Highest Marketable Yield
LaChipper (339 cwt/acre or 38.0 MT/ha)
Tables
Table 2. Production statistics for Statewide White-Skinned potato selections grown at various sites in Florida..
Total
Marketable
Size
Size Class
Yield
Yield 1
Distribution by Class (%)2
Range (%)
Specific
Clone
(cwt/A)
(cwt/A)
C
B
A1
A2
A3
A4
A1 to A3
A2 to A3
Gravity
LaChipper
PSREU-Hastings
398
339
1
10
75
14
0
0
89
14
1.069
Hastings
392
344
1
8
56
19
15
1
90
34
1.071
Bunnell
326
280
1
12
70
10
7
0
87
17
1.069
Immokalee 1
383
299
1
15
63
15
6
0
84
21
1.067
Immokalee 2
248
137
4
37
56
3
0
0
59
3
1.065
Adora
PSREU-Hastings
327
221
1
26
72
1
0
0
73
1
1.062
Hastings
306
265
1
11
66
22
1
0
89
23
1.065
Bunnell
290
246
1
10
83
6
0
0
89
6
1.060
Immokalee 1
190
114
3
31
64
2
0
0
66
2
1.065
Immokalee 2
109
58
4
40
56
0
0
0
56
0
1.058
Ambra
PSREU-Hastings
373
267
1
12
81
6
0
0
87
6
1.054
Hastings
333
289
1
9
73
17
1
0
90
17
1.060
Bunnell
298
260
0
10
82
8
0
0
89
8
1.055
Immokalee 1
272
196
2
22
68
8
0
0
76
8
1.063
Immokalee 2
210
70
7
56
37
0
0
0
37
0
1.056
Andover
PSREU-Hastings
268
228
1
8
88
3
0
0
91
3
1.075
Hastings
279
243
1
11
69
18
1
0
88
19
1.075
Bunnell
278
248
0
10
89
1
0
0
90
1
1.074
Atlantic
PSREU-Hastings
341
298
1
6
79
14
0
0
93
14
1.077
Hastings
354
300
1
11
57
24
7
0
88
31
1.081
Bunnell
331
288
1
11
70
16
2
0
88
18
1.087
Carrera
PSREU-Hastings
456
336
1
13
79
7
0
0
86
7
1.057
Hastings
264
210
1
8
49
29
13
0
91
42
1.058
Bunnell
348
292
1
12
81
7
0
0
88
7
1.060
Fabula
PSREU-Hastings
412
334
0
8
82
10
0
0
92
10
1.054
Hastings
241
211
0
8
68
21
3
0
91
24
1.060
Bunnell
303
230
1
20
73
4
1
0
79
5
1.062
Immokalee 1
136
73
5
34
60
1
0
0
61
1
1.057
Immokalee 2
94
45
3
43
55
0
0
0
55
0
1.053
Snowden
PSREU-Hastings
267
229
1
8
76
15
0
0
91
15
1.076
Hastings
295
247
1
14
73
11
1
0
85
12
1.078
Bunnell
299
229
1
22
70
5
1
0
77
6
1.081
Snowbird
Immokalee 1
338
275
1
11
67
16
6
0
88
21
1.075
Immokalee 2
191
100
6
38
56
0
0
0
56
0
1.073
Superior
PSREU-Hastings
358
301
1
8
85
7
0
0
91
7
1.073
Hastings
169
150
0
9
65
25
0
0
90
25
1.075
Bunnell
261
214
1
16
78
4
0
0
83
4
1.073
Yukon Gold
PSREU-Hastings
369
312
1
8
75
16
0
0
92
16
1.076
Hastings
317
267
1
11
62
22
3
0
88
25
1.070
Bunnell
295
242
1
14
76
9
1
0
85
10
1.070
Immokalee 1
259
200
2
18
66
14
0
0
80
14
1.087
Immokalee 2
196
106
3
39
57
1
0
0
58
1
1.082
B1870-3
Immokalee 1
306
181
2
35
62
0
0
0
62
0
1.077
Immokalee 2
237
69
8
62
30
0
0
0
30
0
1.073
1Marketable Yield: size classes A1 to A3. 2Size classes: C = .5 to 1.5" , B = 1.5 to 1 7/8", A1 = 1 7/8 to 2.5", A2 = 2.5 to 3.25", A3 = 3.25 to 4", A4 = >4"
Table 3. External and internal defects of Statewide White-Skinned potato selections grown at various sites in Florida.
% Size Distribution of External Tuber Defects
% Internal Defects2
Growth
Mis-
Sun-
Rotten
Total
Brown Center
Clone
Cracks
shapen
burned
& misc.
Culls1
HH
BR
CRS
IHN
L
M
H
LaChipper
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 1
0
2
4
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
2
3
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Adora
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
2
6
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
2
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Immokalee 1
1
8
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
3
0
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ambra
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
4
14
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 1
0
1
3
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
2
4
5
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andover
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Atlantic
SREU-Hastings
0
0
3
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Bunnell
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
10
0
1
Carrera
PSREU-Hastings
0
1
3
10
15
0
0
0
7
1
0
0
Hastings
0
2
11
1
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
1
1
2
4
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
Fabula
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
3
9
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
3
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 1
0
12
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
7
1
3
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Snowden
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Snowbird
Immokalee 1
0
2
5
0
8
0
0
0
15
2
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
1
5
1
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Superior
PSREU-Hastings
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hastings
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
Yukon Gold
PSREU-Hastings
0
3
4
1
8
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Hastings
0
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunnell
0
1
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Immokalee 1
0
3
1
0
4
5
0
0
2
3
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
5
2
1
8
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
B1870-3
Immokalee 1
0
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Immokalee 2
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1Percent of Total Yield. Total culls include the sum of growth cracks, misshapen, sunburned and rotten/misc. 2Percent tubers; HH, hollow heart; BR, brown rot; CRS, corky ring spot; IHN, internal heat necrosis.
Brown Center: L = Light, M = Moderate, H = Heavy
Footnotes
1. This document is HS1091, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date March 21, 2007. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.2. Chad M. Hutchinson, Associate professor, Doug Gergela, Sr. Bilogical Scientist, Horticultural Sciences Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
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