
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Novak, VJ 
A1  - Mann, GD 
A1  - Schrodter, GN 
T1  - Effects of age at harvest and irrigation near maturity on the incidence of internal brown fleck in potato tubers
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1986
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
SP  - 129
EP  - 132
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9860129 
N2  - 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. 
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