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The effect of CCC and nitrogen on the growth and yield of the second early potato variety Craig's Royal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. P. M. Gunasena  and
P. M. Harris
H. P. M. Gunasena
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Reading University
P. M. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Reading University
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Summary

The experiment described here is the second of a series of experiments investigating the effect of the time of application of certain plant nutrients on the growth of the potato crop. In this experiment all combinations of three rates of nitrogen (0, 0·75 and 1·50 cwts nitrogen per acre), two times of application (at planting and at the time of tuber initiation) and two rates of application of CCC (0 and 4 lb/acre applied twice, shortly after emergence) were tested and studied by the technique of growth analysis.

There was a linear relationship between leaf area duration (D)and tuber dry matter yield, D accounting for 95 % of the variation in the latter. The maximum amount of nitrogen accumulated in the leaves (Nmax) was linearly related to D, and accounted for 86 % of the variation in D. This relationship was improved if separate regressions were calculated according to whether CCC had been applied or not. Calculated in this way, the regressions indicated that more nitrogen was required for a given value of D when plants were treated with CCC.

Delaying the application of nitrogen resulted in a considerable improvement in the recovery of fertilizer nitrogen (ammonium nitrate). A heavy dressing of nitrogen at the time of planting did not enable the crop to take up sufficient nitrogen for maximum yield. Because of these factors, delaying the application of nitrogen significantly increased tuber yield at both rates of nitrogen tested.

Increasing the rate of nitrogen and delaying its application tended to increase the proportion of stem in the total dry matter; CCC had the opposite tendency. CCC, however, reduced leaf area and the mean effect of CCC was to reduce tuber yields. While there wore no significant interactions between CCC and nitrogen treatments on final tuber yield, it was observed that CCC slightly increased yield when the highest rate of nitrogen was applied late. Ways are suggested in which CCC may be more effectively used.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 73 , Issue 2 , October 1969 , pp. 245 - 259
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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