Potato and Tomato Production Trials in 1987
Date
1988
Authors
McKeown, A.W.
Reynolds, L.A.
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Publisher
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Abstract
This report summarizes information from a potato and tomato trial done in 1987. Information in the potato trial includes cultivars of early harvest, main crop and 10-hill adaptation. The report also includes information on seed tuber physiology. Information about the tomato trial includes the long term evaluation of strip tillage and cover crops on the yield of processing tomatoes, premium pack fresh market tomato production, evaluation of the "Florida Weave" staking system, and the effect of transplant plug volumes on premium pack yield of tomatoes.
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Keywords
10-hill adaptation, early harvest, Florida Weave staking system, main crop, nitrogen application, potato, seed tube physiology, strip tillage, tomato, transplant plug