b'Manlin Jiang, a master of science student at Dalhousie University Dark Red Norland on the side that was facing up in pots in greenhouse trials in Manlin Jiangs research project.PHOTO: MANLIN JIANGManaging Potato Skin Blemishes University looked at the impact of water and heat stresses on the With fresh potatoes such as Dark Red Norland, the goal is to havepotato varietys skin quality and yield. Plants were treated under nice clear tuber skin. However, skin blemishes like surface cracking,combined irrigation and heat stress conditions.silver patch and russeting can negatively impact the visual appealPotato is a sensitive plant to many environmental stresses of the potato, reducing marketability. A three-year field studysuch as drought and heatlimited irrigation can decrease plant conducted by Peak of the Market in Manitoba and Dalhousiegrowth, tuber yield, tuber numbers, tuber size and tuber quality. And no irrigation at tuber initiation stage RiteYield can result in increased external defects, Manlin Jiang, a master of science student at Dalhousie University, said during her Measure yield variability across the fields,presentation.plots and varieties. Adjust inputs accordingly toThe research team of Jiang, Tracy improve agronomic results. Shinners-Carnelley, Darin Gibson, DebbieFits most harvesters Jones, Jyoti Joshi, and Gefu Wang-PruskiData sharing and real-timefound that irrigation increased the total mapping within Agleader, yield by approximately 21 per cent and Climate FieldView, John Deere, reduced severity of surface cracking by & Trimble displays about 48.5 per cent. Tubers in rainfedISOBUS VT compatibility trials formed more suberized cell layersTilt sensor for angled conveyors,than those of the irrigated trials in potatoes hilly Fields with normal skins without skin blemishes.Product temperature sensor A significantly higher number of total to display, track, map potato polyphenols was found in the irrigated temp in real time. samples with a mean of 77.3 mg gallic acid equivalents per 100 grams fresh weight For more information visit greentronics.comcompared to the rainfed samples.or contact us at 519-669-469826SPUDSMART.COMFall 2023'