Research Article

A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province

Volume: 21 Number: 42 August 25, 2007
  • Murat Tunçtürk
  • Kasım Şahin
  • Tamer Eryiğit
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A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province

Abstract

Twenty-eight potato producers were interviewed in a sitratified random sampling methods at Erciş district of Van where potato has been heavily produced. The average occupational year of producers in potato production is 19,8. All of the potato seeds have been purchased from the merchants. It was determined that potato farmers had used the same seeds for 3,8 years. While the most of the produce (78,6 %) have sown the potato seeds in May, some of them (21, 4 %) have preferred the month of April. The average seed weight used for the potato producer is 57,4 g. Potato farmers have irrigated their crops about 7,3 times in a production season and have harvested the crop mainly in October. Harvested potatoes have been stored in mass and then sold nearby towns or neighbors but mainly to the merchants. It was determined that average potato yield at Erciş had realized as 31446 kg ha-1. According to the survey’s results, it was found that the more experienced farmers became, the more yield (34750 kg ha-1) they obtained; the older seed they used, the less yield (27180 kg ha-1) they obtained; the larger seed they used, the more yield (35100 kg ha-1) they obtained; the smaller seed they used, the less yield (23720 kg ha-1) they obtained; the highest yield (33890 kg ha-1) was obtained when they irrigated the potato 7 times.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agronomy

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Murat Tunçtürk This is me
Türkiye

Kasım Şahin This is me
Türkiye

Tamer Eryiğit This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 25, 2007

Submission Date

January 1, 2007

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2007 Volume: 21 Number: 42

APA
Tunçtürk, M., Şahin, K., & Eryiğit, T. (2007). A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 21(42), 49-54. https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB
AMA
1.Tunçtürk M, Şahin K, Eryiğit T. A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2007;21(42):49-54. https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB
Chicago
Tunçtürk, Murat, Kasım Şahin, and Tamer Eryiğit. 2007. “A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 21 (42): 49-54. https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB.
EndNote
Tunçtürk M, Şahin K, Eryiğit T (August 1, 2007) A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 21 42 49–54.
IEEE
[1]M. Tunçtürk, K. Şahin, and T. Eryiğit, “A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province”, Selcuk J Agr Food Sci, vol. 21, no. 42, pp. 49–54, Aug. 2007, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB
ISNAD
Tunçtürk, Murat - Şahin, Kasım - Eryiğit, Tamer. “A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 21/42 (August 1, 2007): 49-54. https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB.
JAMA
1.Tunçtürk M, Şahin K, Eryiğit T. A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2007;21:49–54.
MLA
Tunçtürk, Murat, et al. “A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, vol. 21, no. 42, Aug. 2007, pp. 49-54, https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB.
Vancouver
1.Murat Tunçtürk, Kasım Şahin, Tamer Eryiğit. A Study on Growing Conditions of Potato in Erciş District of Van Province. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci [Internet]. 2007 Aug. 1;21(42):49-54. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA46FY47KB

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