This bulletin is one of a series on organic potato production developed by “OSPUD.” OSPUD is a collaboration among Oregon State University personnel and 11 farmers operating diversified organic vegetable farms. The purpose of OSPUD is to improve potato quality and profitability through a participatory learning process and on-farm, farmer-directed...
Published June 1951. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published October 1948. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The primary cause of "early dying" disease of potatoes in
Oregon is Verticillium dahliae; however, Colletotrichum atramentarium,
Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (Ecc) and E. carotovora
subsp. atroseptica (Eca) are also commonly isolated from
diseased plants. Therefore, field and greenhouse studies were
initiated to determine the relative involvement of each pathogen,...
Samples of Russet Burbank and Kennebec seed potatoes
used by Oregon growers were grown in replicated plots at
Klamath Falls, Prineville and Corvallis. Observations
were made of total yield, yield of U.S. No. 1 tubers and
number of stems produced per plot.
Total yields of the Russet Burbank variety were...
Published January 1951. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published April 1922. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published October 1952. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published October 1949. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Umatilla is the progeny of a cross between Butte and A77268-4. This Oregon selection was evaluated as AO82611-7 in numerous Oregon and western regional trials. The long, medium russetted tubers of Umatilla are well suited for processing, but lack the attractiveness to compete in the fresh market arena.