Chapter 11. USPB/Snack Food Association Potato Variety Trial, 20061
General Comments |
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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. |
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Planting Information |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Production statistics for USPB/SFA Chipping potato selections.
Total |
Marketable Yield1 |
Size Distribution by Class (%)2 |
Size Class Range (%) |
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Yield |
% of |
Specific |
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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 |
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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" |
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Plant growth and tuber characteristics of USPB/SFA Chipping potato selections.
Plant Growth Characteristics1 |
Tuber Characteristics2 |
Chip |
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% |
Early |
Vine |
Vine |
Rating3 |
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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) |
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External and internal defects of USPB/SFA Chipping 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 |
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 |
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Footnotes
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.
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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