Keywords
Potato
HS181
HS181
Categories
How to Cite
Zotarelli, Lincoln, Steven Sargent, Peter Dittmar, and Mildred Makani. 2016. “Potato Vine Killing or Desiccation: HS925/HS181, Rev. 1/2016”. EDIS 2016 (2). Gainesville, FL:4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs181-2016.
Abstract
Proper tuber maturity at harvest is an important factor in producing high-quality fresh-market potatoes. Tuber maturity is generally recognized as an important determinant of storage ability and cooking quality. Maturation can be artificially induced by killing the potato vines prior to harvest. This will benefit tuber appearance, limit tuber size, and improve tuber release from the vine. This revised 4-page fact sheet describes the importance of tuber maturation, potato vine killing timing and available methods, and how to determine when to vine kill and when to harvest after vine kill. Written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Steven Sargent, Peter Dittmar, and Mildred Makani, and published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, January 2016.
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Woodell, L., N. Olsen, T.L. Brandt, and G.E. Kleinkopf. 2004. Vine Kill and Long-term Storage of Ranger Russet Potatoes. Moscow: Idaho Cooperative Extension.
Johnson, D.A., M. Martin, and T.F. Cummings. 2003. "Effect of chemical defoliation, irrigation water, and distance from the pivot on late blight tuber rot in center-pivot irrigated potatoes in the Columbia Basin." Plant Disease 87: 977-982. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.8.977
Kee, E. and B. Mulrooney. 2004. Potato Vine-killing in Delaware. Newark: Delaware Cooperative Extension
Kempenaar, C. and P.C. Struik. 2007. "The Canon of Potato Science: Haulm Killing". Potato Research 50: 341-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-008-9082-5
Knowles, N.R. and E.S. Plissey. 2008. "Mainatinang tuber health during harvest, storage, and post-storage handling." In: Potato Health Management. Ed. Johnson, D.A. p79-99.
Makani, M.N., S.A. Sargent, L. Zotarelli, D.J. Huber, C.A. Sims. 2015. "Irrigation method and harvest time affect storage quality of two early-season, tablestock potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars." Scientia Horticulturae 197:428-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.09.055
Schweers, V.H., R.E. Voss, K.G. Baghott, H. Timm, J.C. Bishop, D.N. Wright. . undated2015.n.d. Potato Harvesting. Davis: California Cooperative Extension. Available at: http://vric.ucdavis.edu/pdf/POTATOES/potatoharvesting.pdf (Accessed: 01/11/2015)
Stall, W.M. and C.M. Hutchinson. 2003. "Potato Vine Desiccants." In: Weed Management in Florida Fruits and Vegetables. Ed. W.M. Stall. Vance Publishing.
Suslow, T., and R. Voss. 2000. "Potato, early crop: recommendations in maintaining postharvest quality." Postharvest Technolology Univ. of Calif., Davis CA. http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/pfvegetable/PotatoesEarly/ (Accessed: 01/11/2015)
Woodell, L., N. Olsen, T.L. Brandt, and G.E. Kleinkopf. 2004. Vine Kill and Long-term Storage of Ranger Russet Potatoes. Moscow: Idaho Cooperative Extension.