Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2009
The application of 2,4-D in combination with certain mineral nutrients was shown to produce a wide range of results on yield of the potato crop. Several variables were studied for their effects on the response of the crop to a commercially available compound of the above constituents (NCL).
While no environmental factors were shown to influence the response of the crop to NCL, the following factors did: time of application, potato variety, time of harvest, plant population and the presence or absence of the parent tuber. NCL was shown to modify the growth pattern of the crop and to increase the efficiency of the leaf canopy.