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A method of obtaining fruits in the potato variety Russet Burbank

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    A simple method of inducing plants of Russet Burbank and plants of certain other varieties that usually fail to set fruits in the field is outlined.

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    An 18-hour day throughout the growing period and growing temperatures of 50°–60° F. after the buds form, favor the setting of fruits and the production of seed in such varieties.

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    This method was first used by the Department of Horticulture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1944 and has been used successfully each year since that time.

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  1. McLean, John G. and F. J. Stevenson. 1952 Methods of obtaining seed on Russet Burbank and similar-flowering varieties of potatoes. Amer. Potato Jour. 29: 206–211.

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  1. Department of Horticulture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Cecil F. Patterson (Professor of Horticulture and Head)

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Patterson, C.F. A method of obtaining fruits in the potato variety Russet Burbank. American Potato Journal 30, 89–91 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859963

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