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Effect of perforated foil and polypropylene fibre covers on growth of early potato cultivars

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  • W. Wadas

    (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland)

  • E. Kosterna

    (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland)

  • A. Kurowska

    (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland)

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a three-year research on the effect of perforated polyethylene foil and polypropylene fibre covers on the growth of early potato cultivars at various lengths of plant covering period (2 and 3 weeks after plant emergence). Plants grown under covers were higher, produced higher mass of above-ground parts, and were characterised by a smaller value of leaf weight ratio (LWR) and leaf area ratio (LAR) compared with the cultivation without covering. In the case of plant covering for 2 weeks after emergence the mass of leaves at the time of cover removal was on average almost 2 times higher and the mass of stems over 2.5 times higher than in the cultivation without covering; the values of LWR and LAR were however smaller by 0.094 and 0.137 m

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  • W. Wadas & E. Kosterna & A. Kurowska, 2009. "Effect of perforated foil and polypropylene fibre covers on growth of early potato cultivars," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 55(1), pages 33-41.
  • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:55:y:2009:i:1:id:379-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/379-PSE
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    1. Marek Kołodziejczyk & Andrzej Oleksy & Bogdan Kulig & Andrzej Lepiarczyk, 2019. "Early potato cultivation using synthetic and biodegradable covers," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(2), pages 97-103.

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