Factors Affecting and Methods of Testing Potato Varieties (Solanum tuberosum, L.) for Heat and Drouth Resistance

Authors

Robert B. O'Keefe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Thesis

Date of this Version

1959

Citation

Thesis (M.S.)—University of Nebraska—Lincoln, 1959. Department of Horticulture.

Comments

Copyright 1959, the author. Used by permission.

Abstract

Forty-five potato varieties representative of a wide range of vine types were utilized in studies with the following objectives:

1. To determine potato varietal characteristics in water usage,

2. To determine the immediate and protracted effects of high temperatures on potato plants,

3. To ascertain the morphological and physiological factors associated with varieties in varietal response to heat and drouth, and

4. To compare and evaluate various methods of testing potato varieties for resistance to heat and drouth.

Advisor: H. O. Wener