University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program— ‘Elkton’ Commercial Evaluation
Overview of a commercial evaluation site of ‘Elkton’ and ‘Atlantic’ at a grower’s field in Hastings, Florida during spring, 2011. The flagged potato rows were planted with ‘Elkton’; the other rows were planted with 'Atlantic.'
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Zotarelli, Lincoln, Douglas Gergela, and Dana Fourman. 2014. “University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program— ‘Elkton’ Commercial Evaluation: HS1253 HS1253, 10 2014”. EDIS 2014 (8). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1253-2014.

Abstract

The ‘Elkton’ chipping potato variety was tested on a commercial scale at two growers’ farms in Florida during the 2011 season. The average yield of ‘Elkton’ in the commercial trials ranged between 295 and 324 cwt/ac, an average of 11 percent higher than that of the standard ‘Atlantic,’ and comparable to the yield range obtained in 19 trials conducted over a nine-year period by the University of Florida. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Douglas Gergela, and Dana Fourman, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, October 2014.

HS1253/HS1253: University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program—'Elkton' Commercial Evaluation (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1253-2014
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References

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Haynes, K. G., D. M. Gergela, X. S. Qu, M. W. Peck, G. C. Yencho, M. E. Clough, M. R. Henninger, D. E. Halseth, G. A. Porter, P. C. Ocaya, L. Zotarelli, S. R. Menasha, B. J. Christ, L. Wanner, and C. M. Hutchinson. 2013. "Elkton: A New Potato Variety with Resistance to Internal Heat Necrosis and Hollow Heart and Suitable for Chipping Directly from the Field in the Southern United States." American Journal of Potato Research: 1-8. doi:10.1007/s12230-013-9347-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-013-9347-7

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 1991. United States standards for grades of potatoes. Retrieved from http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/potatoes.pdf.

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