SELECTION OF POTATO GENOTYPES AT SIX WIDELY SEPARATED LOCATIONS IN NORTHWESTERN CANADA

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Plant Science
• Main Author: HARRIS, R. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
• Subjects: Horticulture; Plant Science; Agronomy and Crop Science; Canada; Fort Simpson; Fort Vermilion; Anzac
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps74-056; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps74-056

Norgold Russet and six potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) seedlings were grown and evaluated at six widely separated locations in Northwestern Canada for 3 yr. The total number of tubers decreased with increasing latitude but not their marketable number, nor their total and marketable weight. Similarly,...