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Effect of Rotation on Crop Yield and Quality in an Irrigated Potato System

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The productivity of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) systems may be strongly influenced by rotation. A field study consisting of six rotations (potato with canola (PC), wheat (PW), canola-wheat (PCW), oat-wheat (POW), wheat-canola-wheat (PWCW), and canola underseeded to alfalfa-alfalfa-alfalfa (PCAA)) arranged as an RCBD was established on a clay loam in Manitoba, Canada in 1998 and monitored for twelve years to determine effects on potato yield and quality. Higher yields for canola-containing rotations were evident in three years (P < 0.10), but not beyond 2005. From 2007 onward, 2-year rotations produced a markedly lower yield than other rotations. Yields of 3- and 4-year rotations were similar, although PCW and PCAA were most frequently among the higher-yielding rotations. Overall, PC had a lower specific gravity than other rotations. Results suggest 3- and 4-year rotations, particularly PCW and PCAA, helped maintain productivity. Two-year rotations of PC and PW were not sustainable due to declining yields.

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La productividad de los sistemas de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) pueden estar fuertemente influenciados por la rotación. Se estableció un estudio de campo consistente en seis rotaciones; papa con canola (PC), con trigo (PW), con canola-trigo (PCW), con avena trigo (POW), con trigo, canola, trigo (PWCW), y con canola mezclada con alfalfa-alfalfa-alfalfa (PCAA), arreglado en un diseño experimental de bloques completos al azar, en un suelo franco-arcilloso en Manitoba, Canadá, en 1998, y monitoreado por doce años, para determinar los efectos en rendimiento y calidad de la papa. Se hicieron evidentes más altos rendimientos en las rotaciones que incluían a la canola en tres años (P < 0.10), pero no más allá de 2005. A partir de 2007, las rotaciones de dos años produjeron un rendimiento más bajo bien marcado que en otras rotaciones. Los rendimientos de rotaciones de 3 y 4 años fueron similares, aunque PCW y PCAA estuvieron entre las más frecuentes de las rotaciones de mayores rendimientos. En general, PC tuvieron gravedad específica más baja que otras rotaciones. Los resultados sugieren que rotaciones de 3 a 4 años, particularmente PCW y PCAA, ayudaron a mantener la productividad. Rotaciones de dos años de PC y PW no fueron sostenibles debido a la disminución en rendimientos.

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The financial support of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Matching Investment Initiative and in-kind contributions from the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (a partnership among Manitoba potato growers, the potato processing industry and the Governments of Canada and Manitoba) allowed this study to be conducted. Technical support was provided by Desiree Czerkawski, Shirley Neudorf and Grant Gillis at the Brandon Research Centre, and Clayton Jackson at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre.

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  1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon Research Centre, PO Box 1000a, R.R. #3, Brandon, MB, R7A 5Y3, Canada

    Ramona M. Mohr, Doug A. Derksen, R. Byron Irvine, Mohammad Khakbazan, Debra L. McLaren, Marcia A. Monreal & Alan P. Moulin

  2. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada

    Karl Volkmar

  3. Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre, PO Box 309, Carberry, MB, R0K 0H0, Canada

    Dale J. Tomasiewicz

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Mohr, R.M., Volkmar, K., Derksen, D.A. et al. Effect of Rotation on Crop Yield and Quality in an Irrigated Potato System. Am. J. Pot Res 88, 346–359 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-011-9200-9

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