International Journal of Agricultural Economics and Extension ISSN 2329-9797 Vol. 10 (6), pp. 001-005, June, 2022. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of tuber size and date of stem cutting on yield and yield components of Agria potato variety in East Azerbaijan

Farhad Farahvash¹ and Alireza Iranbakhsh²*

¹Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

²Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul Branch, 3581631167Aliabad Katoul, Golestan Province, Iran.

Accepted 27 May, 2021

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate and select the desirable tuber size and the date of stem cutting on Agria potato variety in semi-cold temperature condition of east Azerbaijan province in Iran. As regard of qualitative factors (Bacterial and fungal infection) there were significant differences between treatments. The experimental results indicated that difference between treatments with evaluation of quantitative factors, a₁b₂ treatments (Whole tuber, with the stem cut off, 20 days before harvesting) and a₁b₃ (The whole tuber, with the stem cut off, 10 days before harvesting) were in the class A, but a₁b₂ treatment in study of quantitative factors, had less fungal and bacterial infection under semi-cold temperature condition of Tabriz and can be introduced to Azerbaijan province and similar areas.

Key words: Agria, stem cut off, yield, bacterial infection, fungal infection