COMPARISON OF SOME PRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS IN SEVERAL POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM) CULTIVARS
Alirami SALIJI, Valmir SALIJI, Hirijete IDRIZI, Zejnedije ADEMI, Bardhyl LIMANI, Bardha IBISHI
Abstract
The comparative study of cultivars is the first step in determining the most suitable cultivar according to climatic and soil conditions. For this purpose, a field experiment was established in the locality of Sellarcë e Epërme–Bogovinë.
The study included the following potato cultivars: Jely, Alluete, Elektra, Ultra, and Lucinda. The parameters analyzed were: plant height, number of tubers per plant, tuber weight, yield per plant, and yield per hectare.
According to the obtained results, significant differences were observed in some of the analyzed parameters, while in others the differences were not statistically significant. Furthermore, for certain genetic parameters, the results corresponded with the characteristics of each cultivar as described by the respective seed producers. Among the analyzed parameters, the highest plant height was recorded in the cultivar Jely (107.25 cm); the highest number of tubers per plant was found in Lucinda and Elektra (10); the heaviest tubers were observed in Jely (130.25 g); the highest yield per plant was obtained in Lucinda (980 g/plant), while the highest yield per hectare was recorded in Jely (50,525 kg/ha).
The experiment was arranged according to a randomized block design with four replications. All cultivars were planted on the same day and cultivated under identical agronomic conditions. During the vegetation period, biometric measurements were carried out following standard methodology, and data were processed to determine the average values of yield and other biometric indicators.
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