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A method for growing potatoes by combining water culture and pot culture techniques

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A combined water culture and pot culture technique was developed for the study of the K nutrition of potatoes. The water culture technique permitted control of the K nutrient supply while the pot culture technique provided support for plant growth and for tuber development in a low K medium. Both plant growth and tuber quality reflected the K supply of the culture solution.

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  1. Department of Soils and Plant Nutrition, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California

    A. Ulrich & K. H. Fong

  2. Department of Agronomy, The University of Georgia, 30212, Experiment, Geogia

    K. Ohki

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This work was supported by the American Potash Institute.

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Ulrich, A., Ohki, K. & Fong, K.H. A method for growing potatoes by combining water culture and pot culture techniques. American Potato Journal 49, 35–39 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02862939

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