Potato Vine Killing or Desiccation
Proper tuber maturity at harvest is an important factor in producing high-quality fresh-market potatoes. Tuber maturity is generally recognized as an important determinant of storage ability and cooking quality. Maturation can be artificially induced by killing the potato vines prior to harvest. Th...
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Proper tuber maturity at harvest is an important factor in producing high-quality fresh-market potatoes. Tuber maturity is generally recognized as an important determinant of storage ability and cooking quality. Maturation can be artificially induced by killing the potato vines prior to harvest. This will benefit tuber appearance, limit tuber size, and improve tuber release from the vine. This revised 4-page fact sheet describes the importance of tuber maturation, potato vine killing timing and available methods, and how to determine when to vine kill and when to harvest after vine kill. Written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Steven Sargent, Peter Dittmar, and Mildred Makani, and published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, January 2016.
HS925/HS181: Potato Vine Killing or Desiccation (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-991739651a554f609ed4a4f0fd8602372025-02-08T05:57:48ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092016-04-0120162Potato Vine Killing or DesiccationLincoln Zotarelli0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-2043Steven Sargent1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5540-7831Peter Dittmar2Mildred Makani3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Proper tuber maturity at harvest is an important factor in producing high-quality fresh-market potatoes. Tuber maturity is generally recognized as an important determinant of storage ability and cooking quality. Maturation can be artificially induced by killing the potato vines prior to harvest. This will benefit tuber appearance, limit tuber size, and improve tuber release from the vine. This revised 4-page fact sheet describes the importance of tuber maturation, potato vine killing timing and available methods, and how to determine when to vine kill and when to harvest after vine kill. Written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Steven Sargent, Peter Dittmar, and Mildred Makani, and published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, January 2016. HS925/HS181: Potato Vine Killing or Desiccation (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127749PotatoHS181 |
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| title | Potato Vine Killing or Desiccation |
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