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Chapter 11. USPB/Snack Food Association Potato Variety Trial, 20061
C. M. Hutchinson and Doug Gergela2
General Comments
A goal of the Snack Food Association trial is to identify a short-season processing potato variety with better production and quality characteristics than placeAtlantic, the current standard. Chip quality was determined by personnel at Utz Quality Foods.
Planting Information
Planting Site
PSREU - Hastings Farm, Hastings, FL
Planting Date
February 1, 2006
Harvest Date
May 22, 2006
Season Length
110 days
Fertilizer Program
preplant, 100-43-86 lb/A; sidedress, 65-0-56 lb/A (2 appl.)
Irrigation Program
seepage
Experimental Design
Number of Varieties
3 (Standard: Atlantic)
Number of Clones
9
Within Row Spacing
Approx. 8 in (20.3 cm)
Between Row Spacing
40 in (102 cm)
Replications
1
Plot Size
Single 250 ft row (76.2 m) planted for each variety. Four, 20 ft (6.1 m) plots harvested from each row to determine production and quality statistics.
Production Statistics
Early Vigor Ratings
41 days after planting.
Highest Total Yield
MSJ316-A (454 cwt/acre or 50.9 MT/ha)
Highest Marketable Yield
NY132 (394 cwt/acre or 44.1 MT/ha)
Highest Specific Gravity
Atlantic, AF2211-9, and MSJ147-1 (1.090)
Tables
Table 2. Production statistics for USPB/SFA Chipping potato selections.
Total
Marketable Yield1
Size
Distribution by Class (%)2
Size Class
Range (%)
Yield
% of
Specific
Clone
(cwt/A)
(cwt/A)
standard
C
B
A1
A2
A3
A4
A1 to A3
A2 to A3
Gravity
Atlantic
363
327
100
1
6
72
21
0
0
93
21
1.090
Snowden
353
303
93
1
11
75
13
0
0
89
13
1.082
Beacon Chipper
366
310
95
1
8
76
15
0
0
91
15
1.088
A91814-5
370
287
88
1
17
77
5
0
0
82
5
1.082
AF2211-9
353
306
94
1
7
63
28
0
0
92
29
1.090
CO95051-7W
345
286
88
1
13
83
4
0
0
86
4
1.082
MSJ147-1
356
317
97
1
9
78
12
0
0
90
12
1.090
MSJ316-A
454
381
117
2
11
81
6
0
0
87
6
1.075
MSJ461-1
373
281
86
2
19
71
8
0
0
79
8
1.078
NY132
449
394
121
1
8
77
14
0
0
91
14
1.088
W2133-1
413
358
110
1
9
65
24
1
0
90
25
1.082
W2324-1
404
359
110
1
6
55
32
7
0
94
39
1.081
Average
383
326
1
10
73
15
1
0
89
16
1.084
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. Plant growth and tuber characteristics of USPB/SFA Chipping potato selections.
Plant Growth Characteristics1
Tuber Characteristics2
Chip
%
Early
Vine
Vine
Rating3
Clone
Stand
Vigor
Type
Maturity
IFC
SC
ST
TS
ED
APP
1-5
Tuber Comments
Atlantic
111
5.3
8-9
7.0
2.0
6.0
5.0
3.0
6.0
6.0
65.0
some scab
Snowden
83
7.3
8-9
3.0
2.0
6.0
5.0
3.0
4.0
7.0
65.8
nice appearance
Beacon Chipper
100
5.5
8
6.0
1.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
6.0
5.0
67.0
some scab
A91814-5
84
6.8
9
6.0
2.0
7.0
6.0
4.0
5.0
4.0
64.2
flat tubers
AF2211-9
93
5.0
8-9
6.0
2.0
6.0
6.0
2.0
6.0
5.0
63.8
mostly round shape
CO95051-7W
83
6.0
8
5.0
2.0
6.0
6.0
3.0
6.0
4.0
67.6
scab
MSJ147-1
96
5.5
9
7.0
2.0
7.0
6.0
4.0
7.0
5.0
70.0
some flat tubers
MSJ316-A
87
6.5
9
4.5
2.0
7.0
6.0
4.0
7.0
5.0
64.8
some lenticels
MSJ461-1
89
6.8
6-9
1.5
2.0
6.0
6.0
4.0
7.0
5.0
63.9
some lenticels
NY132
76
8.8
6-9
7.0
2.0
7.0
5.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
67.6
some flat tubers
W2133-1
78
9.0
6-9
1.5
2.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
6.0
6.0
63.2
flat tubers
W2324-1
73
8.5
6-9
4.0
1.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
6.0
64.1
many shapes
1See rating system outlined in Table 1 (page 8).
2See rating system outlined in Table 2 (page 9).
3For rating scale, see general potato variety production information in Chapter 1. (page 5)
Table 4. External and internal defects of USPB/SFA Chipping potato selections.
% 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
Atlantic
1
0
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Snowden
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Beacon Chipper
0
0
2
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A91814-5
0
1
3
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
AF2211-9
1
0
2
2
6
1
0
0
3
6
0
0
CO95051-7W
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
MSJ147-1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MSJ316-A
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
10
14
3
1
0
MSJ461-1
0
0
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NY132
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
9
3
0
W2133-1
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
W2324-1
0
1
1
3
5
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 HS1095, 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 May, 2007. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.2. Chad M. Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Doug Gergela, Sr. Biological Scientist, Horticurtural Sciences Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Insitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
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