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Paclobutrazol enhances minituber production in Norland potatoes

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The effect of two plant growth regulators, paclobutrazol and kinetin, on minituber yield in greenhouse-grown “Norland” potatoes was investigated. Plants were treated with paclobutrazol at 450 mg/L, kinetin at 10 mg/L, or a combination of paclobutrazol at 450 mg/L + kinetin at 10 mg/L as single foliar applications at early stolon initiation. A set of plants sprayed with water served as the control. The experiment was conducted twice. In both cases, paclobutrazol nearly doubled the number of usable tubers/plant without affecting total tuber yield. Kinetin had no effect either on tuber number or tuber weight. Kinetin applied as a combination with paclobutrazol decreased the effectiveness of paclobutrazol on tuber number by 13–20%. Paclobutrazol treatments prolonged tuber dormancy by approximately 3 weeks. The results suggest that paclobutrazol treatment would be effective in enhancing potato minituber production under greenhouse conditions.

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Abbreviations

PTZ:

paclobutrazol

KIN:

kinetin

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  1. Department of Horticulture Science, University of Saskatchewan, S7N 5A8, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    P. M. S. Bandara & K. K. Tanino

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Bandara, P.M.S., Tanino, K.K. Paclobutrazol enhances minituber production in Norland potatoes. J Plant Growth Regul 14, 151–155 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210917

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