NEW FOCUS ON POTATO: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Published online: Aug 27, 2012 Potato Storage, Potato Harvesting, Herbicide, Irrigation, Fertilizer, Insecticide, Fungicide, Seed Potatoes
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ST PAUL, Minn.-Healthy tuber development and higher yields are two common goals among potato growers. But without a good understanding of the key growth and yield factors, maximizing success is difficult.

This latest Focus on Potato presentation by Dr. Mike Thornton, Professor of Plant
Science at the University of Idaho, focuses on key factors that influence plant development at each stage of growth and then identifies how they impact crop yield.

By the end of this presentation, users will better understand the key growth
stages in potato plant development and how environment and management impact potato growth and yield.

This 20-minute presentation is open access through Nov. 30.

View this presentation at
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/potato/PotatoGrowthDevelopment/.