Claim · model-written summary
Rooting depth differences among varieties were small, about 100 mm.
- Taxon
- potatoes
Solanum tuberosumt0 - Outcome
- differences in rooting depthe0
- Direction
- smalle0
- Value
- 100 mme0
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Verbatim
e0“differences in rooting depth ( ca. 100 mm) between the varieties were small”
t0“potatoes”
Title
Joyce R. A. Steckel; D. Gray The Journal of Agricultural Science 1979. doi:10.1017/s0021859600062900
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Pentland Crown had higher total and dry matter yields than King Edward or Maris Piper without supplementary water.
- Observation Majestic had higher total and dry matter yields than King Edward or Maris Piper without supplementary water.
- Observation All varieties had similar yields near field capacity.
- Observation Pentland Crown had deeper roots than the other two varieties at tuber formation.
- Observation Majestic had deeper roots than the other two varieties at tuber formation.
- Observation Water extraction differences were small except in the top 150 mm of soil.
- Association Water extraction differences were not consistently related to varietal yield response.
- Association Rooting depth differences were not consistently related to varietal yield response.