Comparative evaluation of some methods of expression of sprouting capacity used to measure physiological age of seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum).
Ezekiel, R.; Brajesh Singh;
Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Year: 2000 Vol: 70 Issue: 6 Pages: 387-389 Ref: 6 ref.
2000
บทคัดย่อ
Potatoes cv. Kufri Baha (short dormancy period) and Kufri Lalima (long dormancy) were stored at 4 or 12 deg C from 1 April to 4 October. At the lower storage temperature, sprouting capacity was maximum by 1 August, while at 12 deg the maximum capacity was reached about 30 days earlier. Sprouting capacity declined more rapidly in Kufri Bahar than in Kufri Lalima, which maintained good capacity until 6 August. It is concluded that at the normal planting date of October, tubers stored at 4 deg have already passed their optimum physiological age.