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Relationships between fruit and vegetative growth may influence tuber yield. In 1987, flower removal significantly increased yield at irrigated and dryland sites for the potato clone ND860-2. In 1988, flower removal did not significantly increase yield in Norchip, ND2008-2 or ND860-2 planted under dryland conditions. Response to flower removal appears to be dependent on environmental conditions.
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Jansky et al. (1990) studied this question.
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