Abstract
The effect of two irrigation methods, microjet mist and impact sprinkler, on the total glycoalkaloid (TGA) and nitrate-nitrogen (NO3−N) content ofSolanum tuberosum L. cv. Rosa was investigated. Potatoes irrigated by microjet mist were significantly higher in TGA and lower in NO3−N content than control potatoes receiving no irrigation. The impact sprinkler method produced potatoes significantly higher in NO3−N than controls. The TGA content of potatoes irrigated by the sprinkler method was not significantly different from controls. Mist-irrigated potatoes were higher in TGA and lower in NO3−N content than sprinkler-irrigated potatoes.
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Former graduate research assistant, Dept. of Food Science, Cornell University.
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Gosselin, B., Mondy, N.I. & Evans, W.D. Effect of method of irrigation on the total glycoalkaloid and nitrate-nitrogen content of Rosa potatoes. American Potato Journal 65, 99–103 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867458
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