Effect of Cultivars and Spraying With Boron on Growth, Production and Quality of Potato Tubers

Abstract

A study was conducted at the Horticulture Department & Landscape Design/College of Agriculture at the University of Mosul. The study involved two factors: the first factor was two cultivars of imported potatoes (Elbeida and Laperla), and the second factor was the application of boron at three different concentrations (0, 50, and 100 mg l-1) to promote vegetative growth. The experiment was replicated three times, and the means were compared using Duncan’s multiple range test at a significance level of 5%. The experiment was conducted in the field using a factorial experiment following a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD). The features of vegetative growth and the quantitative and qualitative output may be summarised as follows: When comparing the two cultivars, the Laperla cultivar shown substantial superiority in majority of the evaluated attributes. When boron was sprayed at a dosage of 100 mg, it was observed that majority of the evaluated features showed a considerable increase.