Potato production and storage
Potato production and storage
University of Idaho records growing degree days (GDD) in three locations, beginning April 1 and ending Oct. 1. The source of GDD is from AgriMet with 50-degree Fahrenheit as a minimum and 86-degree Fahrenheit as a maximum.
Publications
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Cost of production
Seed production and planting
Field, crop rotation, soil, irrigation and nutrient management
- Agronomics of leasing fields for potato production, BUL 1038
- Nitrogen management in field crops with reference strips and crop sensors, BUL 896
- Nitrogen uptake and utilization by pacific northwest field crops, PNW 513
- Nutrient management guidelines for Russet Burbank potatoes, BUL 840
- Organic potato production in Idaho: nutrient management and variety selection, BUL 885
- Evaluating Lesa irrigation systems in potato production in southern and eastern Idaho, BUL 933
- Potato production with limited water supply, CIS 1122
- Potato irrigation management, BUL 789
- Impact of freezing temperatures on potato tubers, BUL 1073
Organic production
Storage management
- Cleaning and disinfecting potato equipment and storage facilities, CIS 1180
- Cull and waste potato management, CIS 814
- Diagnosis and management of potato storage diseases, CIS 1131
- Measuring potato dry matter content on the farm, CIS 1219
- Best practices for CIPC residue sampling of potatoes and storage facilities, BUL 907
- Commercial application of sprout inhibitor of CIPC to storage potatoes, CIS 1059
- Organic and alternative methods for potato sprout control in storage, CIS 1120
- Handling potato waste for beef cattle feeding, CIS 425
- Options for storing potatoes at home, CIS 1153
- Portable test kits for diagnosing potato diseases, BUL 883
- Respiration of potatoes during storage, BUL 1061
- Superficial growth on potatoes, CIS 1191
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