Abstract
The physiological age of potato seed tubers influences the subsequent field performance of the crop, conditioning its growth and development. This study investigates the effects of the physiological age of seed tubers on the field performance of four contrasting, currently widely grown cultivars (Agria, Festien, Innovator, Lady Claire) across three sites in the Netherlands over 3 years (Cycles 1-3). Seed tubers were produced annually at a single site under uniform conditions, with variations in physiological age induced by applying different storage temperatures (4, 7, 10, and/or 17 °C). Our previous study revealed varying effects of storage temperature on sprouting behaviour among cultivars, suggesting different rates of ageing. After completing the storage season, in the current study these seed tubers were planted in the field and subsequent crop performance was thoroughly phenotyped. Cultivar-specific effects of storage temperature were evident during early growth stages and when seed tubers were stored at 17 °C in Cycle 3. However, within the storage temperature range of 4 to 10 °C, the influence of storage temperatures was small or inconsistent. Overall, effects on canopy cover, stem and tuber number, yield and quality, and tuber yield explanatory variables were limited. The outcomes suggest that while very high storage temperatures should be avoided in regions with long crop cycles, stringent cold storage regimes are unnecessary to achieve optimal growth vigour in potato seed tubers of the studied cultivars in a temperate climate. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11540-024-09731-2.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Storage temperature had cultivar-specific effects on potato growth during early growth stages and when tubers were stored at 17 °C in Cycle 3.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosume0 - Treatment
- storage temperaturese3
- Outcome
- early growth stagese4
- Qualifier
- Cultivar-specifice4
- Setting
- three sites in the Netherlandse1
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Verbatim
e0“The physiological age of potato seed tubers influences the subsequent field performance of the crop”
e1“across three sites in the Netherlands over 3 years (Cycles 1-3)”
e3“variations in physiological age induced by applying different storage temperatures (4, 7, 10, and/or 17 °C)”
e4“Cultivar-specific effects of storage temperature were evident during early growth stages and when seed tubers were stored at 17 °C in Cycle 3”
Claim · model-written summary
Within the 4 to 10 °C storage range, the influence of storage temperature on potato was small or inconsistent.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- storage temperature range of 4 to 10 °Ce5
- Outcome
- influence of storage temperaturese5
- Setting
- three sites in the Netherlandse1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The physiological age of potato seed tubers influences the subsequent field performance of the crop”
e1“across three sites in the Netherlands over 3 years (Cycles 1-3)”
e5“within the storage temperature range of 4 to 10 °C, the influence of storage temperatures was small or inconsistent”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage temperature effects on canopy cover, stem number and tuber number of potato were limited.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- different storage temperatures (4, 7, 10, and/or 17 °C)e3
- Outcome
- canopy cover, stem and tuber numbere6
- Setting
- three sites in the Netherlandse1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The physiological age of potato seed tubers influences the subsequent field performance of the crop”
e1“across three sites in the Netherlands over 3 years (Cycles 1-3)”
e3“variations in physiological age induced by applying different storage temperatures (4, 7, 10, and/or 17 °C)”
e6“Overall, effects on canopy cover, stem and tuber number, yield and quality, and tuber yield explanatory variables were limited”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage temperature effects on potato yield and quality were limited.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- different storage temperatures (4, 7, 10, and/or 17 °C)e3
- Outcome
- yield and qualitye6
- Setting
- three sites in the Netherlandse1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The physiological age of potato seed tubers influences the subsequent field performance of the crop”
e1“across three sites in the Netherlands over 3 years (Cycles 1-3)”
e3“variations in physiological age induced by applying different storage temperatures (4, 7, 10, and/or 17 °C)”
e6“Overall, effects on canopy cover, stem and tuber number, yield and quality, and tuber yield explanatory variables were limited”
Claim · model-written summary
Very high storage temperatures of potato seed tubers should be avoided in regions with long crop cycles.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Outcome
- very high storage temperatures should be avoidede7
- Qualifier
- in regions with long crop cyclese7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The physiological age of potato seed tubers influences the subsequent field performance of the crop”
e7“very high storage temperatures should be avoided in regions with long crop cycles”
Claim · model-written summary
Stringent cold storage regimes are unnecessary for optimal growth vigour of the studied potato seed tube cultivars in a temperate climate.
Verbatim
e7“stringent cold storage regimes are unnecessary to achieve optimal growth vigour in potato seed tubers of the studied cultivars in a temperate climate”
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