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Cabbages are green

Primary Product Experiment

Background Information: The fresh potato industry is one of New Zealand¡¯s most important vegetable industries. ¨ø of the export potatoes go to Fiji and the rest to the Pacific Rim and south pacific island nations. All prices are consumer driven and the supply remains fairly constant. The potato industry has the opportunity to build on its attributes as a versatile, healthy & convenient product. Moisture levels that are in the soil at the time of growing greatly alter the size of the potato and also the quality of the flesh, therefore potatoes that absorb a lot of water need to be grown in wet soils, and potatoes that don¡¯t absorb much, can be grown on dryer conditions.

Aim: The aim of this experiment with five different varieties of potatoes is to investigate which variety has the most absorption of moisture over a 24 hour period, which will show which potato will grow best in dry conditions, and also which will grow best in moist to wet condit...

Posted by: Alexander Bartfield

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