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Table 1. Tuber yields and specific gravity in western trials.
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Total
cwt/a
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US1
cwt/a
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Specific
gravity
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Ranger Russet
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512
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413
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1.089
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Russet Burbank
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499
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328
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1.082
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Combined means of 12 trials - Colorado, Oregon, Washington - 1981-1989
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Table 2. Yield and specific gravity trials in Idaho, 32 trials, 1981 to 1989
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Total
cwt/a
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US1
cwt/a
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Specific
gravity
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Ranger Russet
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439
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338
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1.092
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Russet Burbank
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404
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255
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1.082
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>1 7/8 in.
cwt/a
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Tubers
% total
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Specific
gravity
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Ranger Russet
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462
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93
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1.071
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Russet Burbank
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277
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90
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1.074
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Frontier Russet
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339
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91
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1.080
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Norgold Russet
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330
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90
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1.075
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Table 3b. Yield and specific gravity of Ranger Russet compared to Russet Burbank and Russet Norkotah in variety trials conducted in the Panhandle and southern part of Nebraska, 1990 to 1996 (16 trials).
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Variety
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Yield
cwt/acre
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Specific
gravity
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Ranger Russet
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317
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1.081
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Rus. Burbank
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283
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1.075
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Rus. Norkotah
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267
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1.072
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Table 4. Yield and specific gravity of Ranger Russet in Nebraska as reported by growers in a winter 1995-96 survey.
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Nebraska Region
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Total
cwt/a
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Specific
gravity
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No. Central
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400-600
(summer & fall crops)
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1.085-90
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So. Central
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250-350
(summer & fall crops)
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1.085-85
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Panhandle
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300-500
(fall crop)
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1.070-90
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