Circular 84

A yield trial which compared 45 named varieties and numbered selections of potatoes was conducted during the 1990 growing season at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's Palmer Research Center, Matanuska Research Farm, located six miles west of Palmer, Alaska. Varieties with a history of commercial production in the Matanuska Valley (Alaska 114, Bake-King, Green Mountain, and Superior) are included and serve as a comparative base for newly developed varieties, numbered selections or older varieties that have not been tested at this location. Varieties that compare favorably with the above listed standards may warrant consideration by commercial growers. Non-irrigated trials have been conducted annually since 1982; irrigated trials were initiated in 1985 (AFES Circulars 49,54, 58, 65, 71, and 77). These circulars are available at the AFES offices in Fairbanks and Palmer. Included in this report are the results of abbreviated versions of the AFES potato yield trial conducted by cooperating individuals and agencies at eight locations in Alaska.Introduction -- Matanuska Farm Yield Trials: Cultural Practices - Environmental Conditions; Results and Discussion -- Trials at Other Locations in Alaska: General Procedures; Specific Site Information: Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai - Soldotna, Kodiak, Sewar