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The performance of several Dutch potato cultivars in the arid tropics of northern Sudan

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Field experiments were conducted for three consecutive seasons in the arid tropics of northern Sudan to evaluate the yielding potential of twelve Dutch potato cultivars. The results indicated that the relatively unpredictable component of cultivar seasons interactions was less important than the relatively predictable component of cultivars. Environmental effects were thus less important and the tested cultivars could be differentiated with regard to yielding potential.

Mean tuber yields were found to be positively correlated with stand count percentages and the number of tubers produced per unit area.

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  1. G. H. Mohamedali

    Present address: National Center for Seed Multiplication, Hadhramout Governorate, P.O. Box 9088, Seiyun, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

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    G. H. Mohamedali

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Mohamedali, G.H. The performance of several Dutch potato cultivars in the arid tropics of northern Sudan. Potato Res 32, 471–475 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358503

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