
%0 Journal Article
%A Novak, VJ 
%A Mann, GD 
%A Schrodter, GN 
%T Effects of age at harvest and irrigation near maturity on the incidence of internal brown fleck in potato tubers
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1986/02/01
%V 26
%N 1
%P 129-132
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9860129
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9860129 
%X No brown fleck was observed in autumn-planted potatoes. The disorder developed every year in spring-planted crops, but only after the tubers matured and were left unharvested under hot conditions. With- holding irrigation in the few weeks prior to harvest reduced the incidence of brown fleck. Harvesting at maturity and 1 and 2 weeks after maturity resulted in 0, 15.3 and 26.7%, respectively, of the tubers being affected when the plots were irrigated until 2 weeks prior to harvest. When irrigation was discontinued 6 weeks before harvest, only 0, 3.8 and 4.4%, respectively, of tubers were affected in the same harvest treatments. 
