53 research outputs found
Circular 118
A yield trial comparing 30 cultivars of potatoes
(Solatium tuberosum L.) was conducted during the
1999 growing season at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
Station’s (AFES) Palmer Research Center,
Matanuska Farm, located six miles west of Palmer,
Alaska. Similar to 1998, this trial included irrigated
but not irrigated treatments. Data from previous
studies has documented the consistent need for irrigation
as well as the magnitude of increases in yield
that can be realized through irrigation
Circular 58
A comparative yield trial with 44 named varieties and numbered selections of
potatoes was conducted at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Agricultural and
Forestry Experiment Station’s (AFES) Palmer Research Center during the 1986
growing season. This yield trial is the continuation of a potato variety testing program
initiated in 1982. The trial again was conducted at the Matanuska Research
Farm, located on Trunk Road near Palmer. Nonirrigated trials have been conducted
each year beginning in 1982, but irrigated trials were not initiated until
1985. Results of previous trials are recorded in Circulars 49 and 54, available
at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station offices in Fairbanks and Palmer.
As in past years, varieties with long production histories in Alaska (Alaska 114,
Bakeking, Green Mountain, Kennebec, Superior) are included and serve as a comparative
base for newly developed varieties or older varieties that in the past have
escaped testing at this location. Varieties that compare favorably with the above
listed standards may warrant some consideration by commercial growers.
In continuance of a program that was initiated in 1985, abbreviated versions
of the AFES potato yield trial were conducted at locations in various parts of the
state. These off-station trials again were made possible by the willingness of
cooperators to plant, tend and harvest the crop. The seven off-station sites include
several where comparative testing of potato varieties has not been reported
previously.Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices - Environmental Conditions, Results, Discussion -- Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures, Specific Site Information: Ambler, Copper Center, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Kake, Kodiak, Noorvi
Circular 97
A yield trial in which 43 named varieties and
one numbered selection of potatoes were compared
was conducted during the 1993 growing
season at the University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station’s
Palmer Research Center, Matanuska Farm, located
six miles west of Palmer, Alaska.Potato Variety Performance -- Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices and Environmental Conditions; Results and Discussion -- Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures; Site-Specific Information; Delta Junction; Fairbanks; Homer; Kenai-Soldotna; Nom
Circular 49
A program of field research relating to the commercial production o f potatoes
was initiated in 1982 at the University of Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station ’s research center in Palmer. T he experimental fields are located at the
Matanuska Research Farm on Trunk Road near Palmer. This program is a modified
continuation of a potato research program initiated more than 30 years ago by
D r. C .H . Dearborn. Whereas the major emphasis of D r. Dearborn ’s potato program
w as variety development and testing, the major emphasis here is study o f
general cultural practices, disease development and control, and the comparative
evaluation (yield trials) o f potato varieties having commercial potential.
Plans call for the comparative evaluation of thirty to forty named varieties or
numbered selections each year. Varieties are selected for testing on the basis o f
yield potential, general quality characteristics, and disease resistance. An attempt
is made to include all varieties grow n commercially in the state, newly developed
varieties from breeding program s in the U .S ., Canada, and elsewhere, as well
as established varieties that have yet to be thoroughly tested in this environment.
Commercial varieties with locally proven “ track record s ," such as Alaska 114,
Bakeking, Green Mountain, and Superior will serve as a comparative base for
m ore recently introduced varieites. New varieties will be tested for 4-5 years before
being dropped , kept for further study, or recommended to commercial growers.
Summarized in this circular are the results o f three years o f variety trials (1982,
’83, and ’84). Also included are summaries of environmental conditions at or near
the experimental test site and some detailed information about several locally grown
commercial varieties.Introduction -- Weather Data Summary: 1982 -- Weather Data Summary: 1983 -- Weather Data Summary: 1984 -- Yield Data Summary -- Variety Descriptions -- See
Circular 71
A comparative yield trial with 24 named varieties and numbered selections of potatoes was
conducted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station’s
Palmer Research Center during the 1988 growing season. The trial was conducted at the
Matanuska Research Farm, located six miles west of Palmer on Trunk Road. Nonirrigated trials
have been conducted annually since 1982, and irrigated trials started in 1985. Results of previous
trials have been recorded in AFES Circulars 49, 54, 58 and 65. These circulars are available at the
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station offices in Fairbanks and Palmer.Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices - Environmental Conditions, Results and Discussion; Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures; Specific Site Information: Ambler, Delta Junction, Kake, Kenai - Soldotna, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Palmer, Pt. MacKenzie -- LIST OF TABLE
Circular 77
A comparative yield trial with 45 named varieties and numbered selections of
potatoes was conducted during the 1989 growing season at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's (AFES) Palmer Research
Center, Matanuska Research Farm, located six miles west of Palmer on Trunk Road.
Nonirrigated trials have been conducted annually since 1982 and irrigated trials
were begun in 1985. Results of previous trials are recorded in AFES Circulars 49, 54, 58,
65 and 71. These circulars are available at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
Station offices in Fairbanks and Palmer.
Also included in this report are the results of abbreviated versions of the AFES
potato yield trial that were conducted by cooperating individuals and agencies at six
locations in Alaska.
Varieties with a history of commercial production in the Matanuska Valley
(including Alaska 114, Bake-King, Green Mountain and Superior) are included and
serve as a comparative base for newly developed varieties, numbered selections or
older varieties that have not been tested at this location. Varieties that compare favorably
with the above listed standards may warrant consideration by commercial growers.Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices and Environmental Conditions, Results and Discussion -- Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures, Specific Site Information: Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Homer, Kenai - Soldotna, Kodiak, Kotzebue -- List of Table
Circular 103
A yield trial in which 44 named varieties and
one numbered selection of potatoes were compared,
was conducted during the 1994 growing
season at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Agricultural
and Forestry Experiment Station’s
(AFES) Palmer Research Center, Matanuska Farm,
located six miles west of Palmer, Alaska.Potato Variety Performance -- Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices and Environmental Conditions; Results and Discussion -- Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures; Site-Specific Information: Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai-Soldotna, Nome, Pt. MacKenzi
Circular 112
A yield trial comparing 45 cultivars of potatoes
(Solanum tuberosum L.) was conducted during the
1997 growing season at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
Station’s (AFES) Palmer Research Center,
Matanuska Farm, located six miles west of
Palmer, Alaska. Varieties with a history of commercial
production in the Matanuska Valley
(Alaska 114, Bake-King, Green Mountain, and
Superior) were included to serve as a comparative
base for newly developed varieties or older named
varieties that have not been tested at this location.
Russet Burbank, the variety most widely grown in
the United States, also was included to broaden
the base of comparison although past trials have
demonstrated its unsuitability for this area.
Varieties that compare favorably with the above
listed local standards may warrant consideration
by commercial growers. Nonirrigated trials have
been conducted annually since 1982 whereas
irrigated trials were initiated in 1985. Results of
these trials were published in AFES Circulars and
are available at AFES offices
Circular 84
A yield trial which compared 45 named varieties and numbered selections of potatoes
was conducted during the 1990 growing season at the University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's Palmer Research Center, Matanuska Research
Farm, located six miles west of Palmer, Alaska.
Varieties with a history of commercial production in the Matanuska Valley (Alaska
114, Bake-King, Green Mountain, and Superior) are included and serve as a comparative
base for newly developed varieties, numbered selections or older varieties that have not
been tested at this location. Varieties that compare favorably with the above listed standards
may warrant consideration by commercial growers.
Non-irrigated trials have been conducted annually since 1982; irrigated trials were
initiated in 1985 (AFES Circulars 49,54, 58, 65, 71, and 77). These circulars are available at
the AFES offices in Fairbanks and Palmer.
Included in this report are the results of abbreviated versions of the AFES potato
yield trial conducted by cooperating individuals and agencies at eight locations in Alaska.Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices - Environmental Conditions; Results and Discussion -- Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures; Specific Site Information: Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai - Soldotna, Kodiak, Sewar
Circular 115
A yield trial comparing 30 cultivars of potatoes
(Solarium tuberosum L.) was conducted during the
1998 growing season at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
S tation ’s (AFES) Palm er Research Center,
Matanuska Farm, located six miles west of Palmer,
Alaska. A noteworthy change in design of this trial
from previous years is the elim ination of a
nonirrigated treatment. This change was made in
response to grower requests that more emphasis be
placed in other research areas. Also, the differences
in yield between irrigated and nonirrigated studies,
and thus the clear need for systems to supplement
rainfall, has been well established by trial results
from previous years
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