Some parameters of potato growth as influenced by soil water potential and soil temperature.
dc.contributor.author | Coulson, CL | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-29T14:04:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-29T14:04:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1982 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Soil management under intensive cultivation 1982 pp. 117-131 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19841981263.html?resultNumber=1&q=au%3A%22Coulson%2C+C.+L.%22 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/89183 | |
dc.description.abstract | Two varieties of potato were grown and their yields related to leaf area duration (LAD) and net assimilation ratio (NAR). Kerrs Pink Yielded 25.1 t/ha of tubers with a maturation period of 10.5 weeks while Anett matured in 14.6 weeks and yielded 14.5 t/ha of tubers. The higher yield of Kerrs Pink in spite of shorter duration was due to a larger leaf area developed quickly in the life cycle. Its LAD was 4171 cm²wk-1 compared with 2531 cm²wk-1 for Anett. The importance of quantifying environmental factors as they relate to ecological suitability for potato growing is discussed with particular reference to soil moisture and temperature. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Some parameters of potato growth as influenced by soil water potential and soil temperature. | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |
dc.type.material | en | en_US |