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Some effects of irrigation and soil compaction on potatoes

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Supplemental irrigation increased yield and number of tubers in three of the four years studied. There was no significant effect of irrigation on the specific gravity of Katahdin potatoes.

A separate study relating the effect of compaction on potato yield indicated that sprayer traffic reduced yields from 8 to 31%.

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  1. Agronomy Department, University of Maine, Orono, Maine

    R. A. Struchtemeyer (Head)

  2. USDA, Orono, Maine

    E. Epstein (Soil Scientist) & W. J. Grant (Soil Scientist)

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  1. R. A. Struchtemeyer
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Contribution from the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Maine, and the Northeast Branch, Soil and Water Conservation Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

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Struchtemeyer, R.A., Epstein, E. & Grant, W.J. Some effects of irrigation and soil compaction on potatoes. American Potato Journal 40, 266–270 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850326

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