Potato production and storage

A Vandal alumni peers over a mound of potatoes in Hammett, Idaho.

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
  • Costs and returns for irrigated organic Russet Burbank potato production in southern Idaho, BUL 876
  • Potato cost of production for Idaho: 2016 with comparisons to 2015, BUL 917 
Seed production and planting
  • Potato seed certification and selection in Idaho, BUL 983
  • Potato seed management: seed size and age, CIS 1031
  • Uniform plant stand is key to crop yield and quality, BUL 951
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
  • Conduct your own garden research, CIS 1041
  • Organic and alternative methods for potato sprout control in storage, CIS 1120
  • Organic potato production in Idaho: nutrient management and variety selection, BUL 885
  • Potato production in the home garden, CIS 1000
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
Students harvesting at the Soil Stewards Farm

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