Chapter 5. Russet- Skinned Fresh Market Potato Variety Trial, 20061
General Comments: A goal of the Russet-Skinned Fresh Market Potato Variety trial is to identify a short-season russet skinned variety that produces a marketable crop under short-day production. Successful russet varieties could be grown for processing or for the fresh market. There is no current standard for North Florida production. |
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Planting Information |
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Planting Site |
PSREU - Hastings Farm, Hastings, FL |
Planting Date |
January 31, 2006 |
Vine Kill Date |
April 28, 2006 |
Harvest Date |
May 30, 2006 |
Season Length |
87 days planting to vine kill; 119 days planting to harvest |
Fertilizer Program |
preplant, 100-43-86 lb/A; sidedress, 65-0-56 lb/A; (2 appl.) |
Irrigation Program |
seepage |
Experimental Design |
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Number of Varieties |
7 (Standard: Goldrush) |
Number of Clones |
1 |
Within Row Spacing |
8 in (20 cm) |
Between Row Spacing |
40 in (102 cm) |
Replications |
4 |
Plot Size |
16 ft (4.9 m) |
Production Statistics |
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Early Vigor Ratings |
41 days after planting |
Highest Total Yield |
Goldrush (331 cwt/acre or 37.1 MT/ha) |
Highest Marketable Yield |
Goldrush (223 cwt/acre or 25.0 MT/ha) |
Best Appearance Rating |
Goldrush, Amey, Belrus and Ranger Russet (7.0, good to excellent) |
Tables
Production statistics for Russet-Skinned potato selections.
Total |
Marketable Yield1 |
Size |
Size Class |
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Yield |
% of |
Distribution by Class (%)2 |
Range (%) |
Specific |
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Clone |
(cwt/A) |
(cwt/A) |
standard |
C |
B |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
A1 to A3 |
A2 to A3 |
Gravity |
Goldrush |
331 |
223 |
100 |
1 |
19 |
74 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
6 |
1.066 |
Amey |
221 |
178 |
80 |
1 |
14 |
84 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
1 |
1.074 |
Belrus |
247 |
153 |
69 |
1 |
18 |
78 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
3 |
1.073 |
Ranger Russet |
269 |
176 |
79 |
1 |
24 |
74 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
1 |
1.069 |
Russet Burbank |
300 |
134 |
60 |
3 |
45 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
1.066 |
Russet Norkotah |
193 |
31 |
14 |
5 |
57 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
1.058 |
Umatilla Russet |
283 |
146 |
65 |
2 |
40 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
1.070 |
B2232-3 |
220 |
128 |
57 |
2 |
27 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
0 |
1.073 |
MSD3 |
55 |
80 |
ns |
ns |
12 |
ns |
0 |
0 |
14 |
ns |
0.003 |
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P Value |
0.0004 |
0.0261 |
0.0877 |
0.0666 |
0.0376 |
0.0818 |
- |
- |
0.0475 |
0.0818 |
0.0001 |
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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" 3Means separated within columns by Tukey's Studentized Range (HSD) Test. |
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Plant growth and tuber characteristics of Russet-Skinned potato selections.
Plant Growth Characteristics1 |
Tuber Characteristics2 |
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% |
Early |
Vine |
Vine |
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Clone |
Stand |
Vigor |
Type |
Maturity |
IFC |
SC |
ST |
TS |
ED |
APP |
Tuber Comments |
Goldrush |
96 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
sl. skinned |
Amey |
99 |
5.8 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
attractive |
Belrus |
96 |
4.3 |
8.8 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
attractive |
Ranger Russet |
100 |
5.3 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
attractive |
Russet Burbank |
96 |
4.8 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
many shapes |
Russet Norkotah |
70 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
many shapes |
Umatilla Russet |
100 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
flat and pointy |
B2232-3 |
99 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
sl. flat |
1See rating system outlined in Chapter 1. 2See rating system outlined in Chapter 1. |
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External and internal defects of Russet-Skinned potato selections.
% External Tuber Defects |
% Internal Defects2 |
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Growth |
Mis- |
Sun- |
Rotten |
Total |
Brown Center |
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Clone |
Cracks |
shapen |
burned |
& misc. |
Culls1 |
HH |
BR |
CRS |
IHN |
L |
M |
H |
Goldrush |
0 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Amey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Belrus |
0 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Ranger Russet |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Russet Burbank |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Russet Norkotah |
0 |
1 |
0 |
59 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Umatilla Russet |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
B2232-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MSD3 |
0 |
ns |
ns |
ns |
ns |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ns |
0 |
0 |
P Value |
- |
0.0738 |
0.5493 |
0.3010 |
0.3027 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.4363 |
- |
- |
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 3Means separated within columns by Tukey's Studentized Range (HSD) Test. |
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Footnotes
This document is HS1090, 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 June, 2007. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Chad M. Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Doug Gergela, Sr. Biological Scientist, Horticultural Sciences Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
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