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Tuber Position in the Ridge in Relation to the Planting Depth with the Technology of Simultaneous Planting and Final Ridge Formation

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Simultaneous planting and final ridge formation using a deeper planting depth is necessary in order to achieve good soil cover of tubers and fewer green tubers. Three planting depths were used: planting depth 1 (the shallowest), planting depth 2 (the medium), and planting depth 3 (the deepest). Planting depth 3 led to the largest minimum distance of tubers from the ridge side, and the smallest percentage of tubers in the upper layer of the ridge (0 to 5 cm). However, the highest yield and percentage of green tubers and the smallest marketable yield occurred at the shallowest planting depth (1). The tuber cluster covers 80 to 90% of the area of the ellipse. Empty spaces surrounding the tuber cluster in the ridge also affect the percentage of green tubers in the ridge, which predominantly occur at planting depth 3 and are the rarest at planting depth 1.

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En la siembra simultánea y la formación de las crestas finales se necesita una mayor profundidad de la siembra para lograr cubrir bien los tubérculos y los tubérculos menos verdes con la tierra. Se utilizaron tres profundidades de plantación: la profundidad de plantación 1 (la más superficial), la profundidad de plantación 2 (el medio), la profundidad de plantación 3 (la más profunda). La distancia mínima más grande de los tubérculos desde el borde de la cresta y el porcentaje más bajo de tubérculos en la capa superior de la cresta(de 0 a 5 cm) se ha alcanzado en la profundidad de plantación 3. Por otra parte en la profundidad de plantación 1 se produjo el máximo rendimiento y el porcentaje de tubérculos verdes, así como el menor rendimiento comercial. El cúmulo que rodea los tubérculos cubre el de 80 a 90% del área de la elipse. Los espacios vacíos alrededor del cúmulo que rodea los tubérculos en la cresta también afectan el porcentaje de los tubérculos verdes y predominan en la profundidad de siembra 3, siendo los más raros en la profundidad de siembra 1.

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Vučajnk, F., Bernik, R. & Vidrih, M. Tuber Position in the Ridge in Relation to the Planting Depth with the Technology of Simultaneous Planting and Final Ridge Formation. Am. J. Potato Res. 94, 500–512 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-017-9587-z

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