Evaluation of Potato Rotation Management Practices

Authors

Travis Beckett, Brigham Young University
Dr. Brian G. Hopkins, Brigham Young University

Keywords

potato rotation, agriculture, potato crops

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Abstract

Potato production is an integral part of the agricultural economy of the northwest United States. Under recent pressure to increase profits, growers have been practicing shorter potato rotations—leaving a fewer number of years between potato crops in a given field (Myers et al., 2008). This practice leads to increases in pest and pathogen populations, thus threatening the yield and quality of future potato crops, and the overall sustainability of the field (Keller, 1989).

Recommended Citation

Beckett, Travis and Hopkins, Dr. Brian G. (2013) "Evaluation of Potato Rotation Management Practices," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1570.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1570