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Pre-Basic Seed Potato Production in Egypt: Comparative Studies on Potato Nutrition in Aeroponics

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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The production of potato pre-basic seed in aeroponic cultures was compared using three different nutrient solutions. Significant differences were recorded in the leaf content of elements P, K, Mg, Fe, B, Mn, and Zn, but not N or Ca, during vegetative growth. The differences between the main effects of the three tested nutrient solution formulas in mini-tuber yield characteristics did not reach the significance level. However, varieties differed significantly in vegetative growth parameters, leaf content of elements, and mini-tuber yield. The Cara variety gave the highest large mini-tuber yield (>18 mm size) per plant in both seasons (20.5 and 27, respectively). Furthermore, the Cara variety yielded the highest total mini-tubers per plant in the second season (39.1). In contrast, in the first season, Cara and Hermes gave the highest significant total mini-tuber yield per plant (29.1 and 28.5, respectively). Diamant recorded the lowest values of mini-tuber number and weight per plant. The interaction between Cara and the second nutrient solution formula resulted in the highest number of large mini-tubers per plant in both seasons (25.4 and 33.4, respectively). The results support the aeroponic culture's use in the local production of pre-basic seed potato mini-tubers.

DOI

10.21608/ejbo.2023.212796.2342

Keywords

Aeroponic, Mini-tuber, potato, Seed potato production

Authors

First Name

Mohammed M.

Last Name

Khalil

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Affiliation

Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Vegetables Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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m.mohammad66@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-8556-0394

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Mahmoud M.

Last Name

Samy

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Affiliation

Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Vegetables Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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mazamahmoud@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-8343-1516

First Name

Mostafa K.

Last Name

Abd El Halem

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Affiliation

Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Vegetables Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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mostafa78kamal@hotmail.com

City

Giza

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Mohamed S.

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Emam

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Affiliation

Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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mohamedsaad2005@yahoo.com

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Giza

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0000-0002-6232-0662

Volume

64

Article Issue

2

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47440

Issue Date

2024-05-01

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2023-05-23

Publish Date

2024-05-01

Page Start

555

Page End

565

Print ISSN

0375-9237

Online ISSN

2357-0350

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111

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Egyptian Journal of Botany

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https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/

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Pre-Basic Seed Potato Production in Egypt: Comparative Studies on Potato Nutrition in Aeroponics

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30 Dec 2024