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Table 1. Yield and specific gravity of Atlantic in Nebraska as reported by growers in 1996.
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Nebraska Region
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Yield
cwt/acre
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Specific
Gravity
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North Central
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300-400
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1.080-1.095
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Southwest
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300-400
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1.080-1.095
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South Central
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300-500
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1.085-1.100
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Panhandle
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300-500
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1.085.1.100
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Table 2. Yield, specific gravity and defects of Atlantic and Snowden in Nebraska variety trials, means of 13 trials conducted around the state from 1996-2001.
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data
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Atlantic
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Snowden
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site mean
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Total Yield, cwt/a
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475
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476
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442
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Yield US grade A
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454
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452
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417
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Specific Gravity
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1.092 a
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1.089 b
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1.086 c
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Chip Color (SFA chart)
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1.1
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1.3
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1.3
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% Common Scab
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9.9
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9.0
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8.5
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% Black Scurf
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4.5 a
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0.5 b
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4.5 a
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% Mis-Shaped
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1.5 b
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1.8 b
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4.3 a
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% Hollow Heart
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2.2
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2.0
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.2.0
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Table 3. Nebraska trials: Disease data from 1997, 1998 and 1999; locations were Imperial, O’Neill and Scottsbluff each year.
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data
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Atlantic
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Snowden
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site mean
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Total Yield, cwt/a
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379
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371
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376
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Yield US grade A
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330
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321
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322
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Specific Gravity
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1.088 a
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1.084 b
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1.079 c
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% External Defects
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10
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11
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12
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% Internal Defects
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21
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16
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15
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Numbers in rows followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 90% confidence level.
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