Chapter 6. Statewide Red-Skinned Potato Variety Trials, 20061
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. |
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Planting Information |
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Florida Statewide Red Potato Trial (Tables 15 and 16). |
PSREU - Hastings Farm (PSREU), One Site in Bunnell and One Site in Hastings |
Planting Dates |
PSREU (2/1/06), Bunnell (1/25/06), Hastings (1/26/06) |
Harvest Dates |
PSREU (5/18/06), Bunnell (5/9/06), Hastings (5/8/06) |
Season Length |
PSREU (86), Bunnell (104), Hastings (102) |
Fertilizer Program |
Grower standard practices for all sites except PSREU, which is similar to the Red Variety Trial (Chapter 4). |
Irrigation Program |
Seepage at all sites. |
Experimental Design |
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Number of Sites |
3 |
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 |
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Highest Total Yield |
Red LaSoda (422 cwt/acre or 47.3 MT/ha) |
Highest Marketable Yield |
Red LaSoda 13 (374 cwt/acre or 41.9 MT/ha) |
Tables
Production statistics for Statewide Red-Skinned potato selections grown at various sites in Florida.
Total |
Marketable |
Size |
Size Class |
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Yield |
Yield1 |
Distribution by Class (%)2 |
Range (%) |
Specific |
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Clone |
(cwt/A) |
(cwt/A) |
C |
B |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
A1 to A3 |
A2 to A3 |
Gravity |
Red LaSoda |
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PSREU-Hastings |
422 |
370 |
0 |
5 |
69 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
94 |
25 |
1.061 |
Hastings |
351 |
314 |
1 |
9 |
73 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
17 |
1.067 |
Bunnell |
336 |
296 |
1 |
10 |
71 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
89 |
18 |
1.064 |
Red LaSoda 10 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
388 |
354 |
1 |
6 |
74 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
94 |
20 |
1.062 |
Hastings |
318 |
275 |
2 |
11 |
77 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
87 |
10 |
1.065 |
Bunnell |
343 |
306 |
1 |
9 |
75 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
15 |
1.062 |
Red LaSoda 13 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
419 |
374 |
1 |
5 |
64 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
94 |
30 |
1.060 |
Hastings |
345 |
303 |
1 |
9 |
72 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
18 |
1.067 |
Bunnell |
368 |
336 |
1 |
8 |
69 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
92 |
22 |
1.063 |
Cherry Red |
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PSREU-Hastings |
346 |
297 |
1 |
10 |
83 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
6 |
1.073 |
Hastings |
279 |
230 |
2 |
13 |
83 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
2 |
1.073 |
Bunnell |
277 |
213 |
1 |
21 |
77 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
78 |
1 |
1.068 |
LaRouge |
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SREU-Hastings |
399 |
352 |
1 |
7 |
81 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
11 |
1.063 |
Hastings |
287 |
249 |
2 |
11 |
77 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
10 |
1.068 |
Bunnell |
287 |
239 |
1 |
13 |
77 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
9 |
1.064 |
Red Pontiac |
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PSREU-Hastings |
374 |
322 |
1 |
7 |
73 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
92 |
18 |
1.062 |
Hastings |
355 |
322 |
1 |
7 |
61 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
92 |
31 |
1.062 |
Bunnell |
330 |
288 |
1 |
11 |
77 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
11 |
1.060 |
NY129 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
299 |
234 |
1 |
13 |
83 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
3 |
1.061 |
Hastings |
287 |
236 |
2 |
15 |
77 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
5 |
1.062 |
Bunnell |
321 |
252 |
1 |
20 |
77 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
78 |
1 |
1.062 |
NY136 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
341 |
256 |
2 |
21 |
72 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
77 |
5 |
1.065 |
Hastings |
309 |
246 |
2 |
19 |
71 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
79 |
9 |
1.071 |
Bunnell |
360 |
285 |
1 |
20 |
75 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
79 |
4 |
1.067 |
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" |
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External and internal defects of Statewide Red-Skinned potato selections grown at various sites in Florida.
% 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 |
Red LaSoda |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Hastings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Red LaSoda 10 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Hastings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Red LaSoda 13 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Hastings |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Cherry Red |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hastings |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LaRouge |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Hastings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Red Pontiac |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NY129 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hastings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NY136 |
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PSREU-Hastings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hastings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bunnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
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Footnotes
This document is xxxxx, 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 2007. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
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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