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Kennebec and Sebago potatoes were grown under level culture and various hilling treatments at two planting depths. These treatments were applied at planting time or after tuber-set, or both. There were no differences in total yield but lower marketable yields were obtained under level culture due to the increased amount of sunburn. Hilling after tuberset caused the range of tuber-set to be displaced upwards so that the uppermost tubers were at a nearly constant depth below the soil surface, regardless of the height of hill applied. Hilling after tuber-set also tended to produce tubers of higher specific gravity than hilling only at planting.
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Part of an M.Sc. thesis submitted by the senior author, supported by the National Research Council of Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Salada Foods Ltd. Received for publication January 15, 1973.
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Lewis, W.C., Rowberry, R.G. Some effects of planting depth and time and height of hilling on Kennebec and Sebago potatoes. American Potato Journal 50, 301–310 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855624
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