b'bysortingallpotatoesharvesteddifferencebetweentwocultivars/University of Minnesota Extension. into C size (less than 1.875 inches),selections exceeds the LSD value atReproductionofthetablesisper-B size (1.875 to 2.25 inches), A size0.05 or 0.10, it means that with 95%missibleifpresentedwithallthe (2.25to3.5inches)andChefsizeor 90% confidence, respectively, thesameinformationfoundinthis (greater than 3.5 inches). Total yieldhigher-yieldingcultivar/selectionpublication (meaning no portion is is a summation of C + B + A + Chef.hasasignificantyieldadvantage.deleted and the order of the data is Whenthedifferencebetweentwonot rearranged). Theagronomicdatapresentedincultivars/selections is less than the Tables1through4wereanalyzedLSD value, no significant differenceThe authors acknowledge the con-statistically, except for the 2020 andwas found between the two undertribution of cultivars and advanced 2019datawereaverages.Thesethese growing conditions.selectionsforthisworkfromthe analysesallowthereadertoascer- breeding programs at North Dakota tain,atapredeterminedlevelofTheCVstandsforcoefficientofStateUniversity,Universityof confidence,ifthedifferencesvariation and is expressed as a per- Minnesota,U.S.Departmentof observed among cultivars/selectionscentage.TheCVisameasureofAgriculture-AgriculturalResearch are reliable or if they might be duevariabilityinthetrial.LargeCVsService,ColoradoStateUniversity, to error inherent in the experimen- meanalargeamountofvariationUniversity of Wisconsin, University tal process.that could not be attributed to dif- ofMaine,MichiganStateUniver-ferences in the cultivars/selections.sity,EBEFarms,NorthernKonstar TheLSD(leastsignificantdiffer- Potatoes,ParklandSeed,Real ence)valuesbeneaththecolumnsThe data provided does not indicatePotato,Solanum,SouthernPotato applyonlytothenumbersintheendorsementorapprovalbytheand SunRain. column in which they appear. If theauthors,orNDSUExtensionor Maximize Your Farms EFFICIENCY!In the heart of potato country. Serving all of Agriculture.Visit us onFACEBOOKServicing Shop: (715) 335-6652Cell: (715) 498-6651 ALL Makes E-mail: [email protected] 8364 Monica Road, PO Box 228Bancroft, WI 54921 of Equipment www.sandcountyequipment.comFEBRUARY 2022 POTATO GROWER 11'