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Potato yield losses due to early blight in Minnesota fields, 1981 and 1982

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In both 1981 and 1982, 51 potato fields were surveyed every 7–10 days for early blight severity and fungicide use. Early blight severity data from each field were used as input to a regression model to estimate yield loss in that field. The model for early maturing potato cultivars was Percent Yield Loss=0.8183+0.6441* (% blight increment between days 56 and 66)+0.6102* (% blight increment between days 66 and 76)+1.3480* (% blight increment between days 76 and 86). The model for late maturing cultivars was Percent Yield Loss=2.1846-4.7734* (% blight on day 56)+0.7440* (% blight on day 76)+ 0.5676* (% blight on day 96). In both 1981 and 1982, early blight was found to be present in all fields of the survey. In 1981, early blight was estimated to have caused mean losses of 6.5% (Red River Valley), 3.7% (Central sands) and 2.3% (Southern muck). In 1982, losses from the same areas were 5.4%, 3.7% and 2.6% respectively. In 1981, individual county losses ranged from 2.3% for Freeborn to 12.9% for Marshall while in 1982 losses were from 2.0% for Freeborn to 6.7% for Clay. Although fungicide use data were incomplete, the county with lowest yield loss had the most fungicide applications.

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Tanto en 1981 como en 1982, se visitaron 51 campos de papa cada 7–10 días para observar la severidad del tizón temprano, y el uso de fungicidas. La información sobre la severidad del tizón temprano en cada campo fue utilizada como datos para un modelo de regresión que permitiera estimar las pérdidas en rendimiento en ese campo. El modelo, para cultivares de papa de maduración temprana fue: Porcentaje de Pérdida en Rendimiento= 0,8183 + 0,6441 (% de incremento del tizón entre los días 56 y 66) + 0,6102 (% de incremento del tizón entre los días 66 y 76)+1,3480 (% de incremento del tizón entre los días 76 y 86). El modelo para cultivares de maduración tardía fue: Porcentaje de Pérdida en Rendimiento=2,1846-4,7734 (% de tizón el día 56)+0,7440 (% de tizón el dia 76)+0.5676 (% de tizón en el día 96). Tanto en 1981 como en 1982, se encontró que el tizón temprano estaba presente en todos los campos estudiados. En 1981, se estimó que el tizón temprano habia causado pérdidas en promedio de 6,5% (Red River Valley), 3,7% (Central sands) y 2,3% (Southern muck). En 1982, las pérdidas en las misma areas fueron 5,4%, 3,7% y 2,6%, respectivamente. En 1981, las pérdidas individuales por distrito variaron de 2,3% para Freeborn a 12,9% para Marshall, mientras que en 1982, las pérdidas fueron de 2,0% para Freeborn a 6,7% para Clay. A pesar de que la información sobre el uso de fungicidas era incompleta, el distrito con la menor pérdida tuvo el mayor numéro de aplicaciones con fungicidas.

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Paper No. 14,450, Scientific Journal Series, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.

The research in this paper was supported by a grant from the North Central Region Pesticide Impact Assessment Program.

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Teng, P.S., Bissonnette, H.L. Potato yield losses due to early blight in Minnesota fields, 1981 and 1982. American Potato Journal 62, 619–627 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02854436

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