Scheduling Reduced Irrigation on ‘Atlantic’ Potato for Minimal Effect

Droughts are common in the US High Plains, causing declining water availability and lowering water allocations. The objective of this 4-year field study was to identify a period of water deficit least detrimental to potato production. Fully irrigated ‘Atlantic’ potato received 62–63 cm of applied water. Total applied water was reduced by 25 % in three seasonal periods, 50 % water from emergence to 8 weeks after emergence (WAE) (early stress),...