University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program— ‘Elkton’ Commercial Evaluation

The ‘Elkton’ chipping potato variety was tested on a commercial scale at two growers’ farms in Florida during the 2011 season. The average yield of ‘Elkton’ in the commercial trials ranged between 295 and 324 cwt/ac, an average of 11 percent higher than that of the standard ‘Atlantic,’ and comparab...

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Main Authors: Lincoln Zotarelli, Douglas Gergela, Dana Fourman
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2014-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131917
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description The ‘Elkton’ chipping potato variety was tested on a commercial scale at two growers’ farms in Florida during the 2011 season. The average yield of ‘Elkton’ in the commercial trials ranged between 295 and 324 cwt/ac, an average of 11 percent higher than that of the standard ‘Atlantic,’ and comparable to the yield range obtained in 19 trials conducted over a nine-year period by the University of Florida. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Douglas Gergela, and Dana Fourman, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, October 2014. HS1253/HS1253: University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program—'Elkton' Commercial Evaluation (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj.art-ecbb1146b4e740eabbf428ef4635653d2024-04-23T04:44:29ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092014-10-0120148University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program— ‘Elkton’ Commercial EvaluationLincoln Zotarelli0Douglas Gergela1Dana FourmanUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida The ‘Elkton’ chipping potato variety was tested on a commercial scale at two growers’ farms in Florida during the 2011 season. The average yield of ‘Elkton’ in the commercial trials ranged between 295 and 324 cwt/ac, an average of 11 percent higher than that of the standard ‘Atlantic,’ and comparable to the yield range obtained in 19 trials conducted over a nine-year period by the University of Florida. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Douglas Gergela, and Dana Fourman, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, October 2014. HS1253/HS1253: University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program—'Elkton' Commercial Evaluation (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131917HS1253
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