A series of studies on lettuce fertilization have been carried out over the past few years. Fertilizer applications increased yield through increased head size and did not affect the number or quality of harvested heads. The lower rates used were as effective as the higher rates. Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization generally increased the nitrate and phosphorus content of the various plant parts selected for analysis.

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In potato variety trials in Central Arizona, Kennebec and Merrimack performed the best as potatoes for chipping. Red varieties Viking, LaRouge, and Red LaSoda yielded about the same as Red Pontiac, the standard for the area; however, Viking had much better appearance and uniformity than the other three reds.

In a fertilizer study in the Queen Creek area, a strong response to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers was obtained. Potatoes did not respond to potassium when applied with nitrogen and phosphorus.

Results from experiments with varying levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium have shown that the ratios of 1 - 2.5 - 0 to 1 - 3 - 0 produce the highest yields. While the ratio between nitrogen and phosphorus appears important, the water solubility of the phosphorus seems to be the most important factor in proper fertilization. Proper placement of the fertilizer as well as irrigation and other cultural practices are musts in potato production.

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Lettuce stand problems in desert production areas are, in many instances, related to high seedbed temperatures and the use of seed coatings. We evaluated the use of fusicoccin and other growth regulators to improve the performance of naked and coated lettuce seeds at high temperature. Treatment of both naked and coated seeds with fusicoccin markedly increased the rate and total emergence of seedlings incubated at 35 °C for 10 hours alternating with 23 °C for 14 hours.

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