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Effect of Treatment with Licorice Solution on the Dormancy and Sprouting of Tubers of Some Potato Varieties

Dr. Rida DRAIEFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Idlib, SyriaAbdul-Mohsen AL-ALIPostgraduate Student, MA, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Idlib, Syria

Vol 5 No 7 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 7, July 2021 | Pages: 26-36

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 16-07-2021

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Abstract
This research was conducted in order to study the effect of treatment with licorice solution on the dormancy and sprouting of tubers of three potato varieties, Spunta, Synergy, and Panela. The research was carried out in the 2019 agricultural season in the Sahel al-Rouj region in northern Syria. Tubers were treated with licorice solution at four concentrations (0, 5, 10, and 20 g/l) and during four periods (0, 1, 2, 3 hours). The results showed that all treatments with licorice were superior to the control, the highest concentration (20 g/L) was superior to the other concentrations, and the longest soaking period (3 hours) was superior to the other soaking periods, in all the studied traits. Generally, soaking the tubers of the Panela variety with yeast solution at the concentration of 20 g/L and the period of 3 hours achieved the largest number of sprouts per tuber (2 sprouts), the major number of basal sprouts (1.38 sprouts), the highest weight of one sprout (7.50 g), the highest weight of sprouts per tuber (15 g). And the highest weight of sprouts per sample (60 g). While soaking of Spunta variety tubers with the licorice solution at 20 g/L and the period of 3 hours gave the fastest break of the dormancy phase (26 days), and the highest daily growth rate (0.25 cm/day). Whereas soaking the tubers of Synergy variety with the yeast solution of concentration of 20 g/L and the period of 3 hours gave the highest number of sprouts per sample (8.11 sprouts), and the highest number of apical sprouts (8.11 sprouts).
Keywords

Licorice, Potato, Sprouting, Tuber Dormancy, Treatment


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Dr. Rida DRAIE, Abdul-Mohsen AL-ALI, “Effect of Treatment with Licorice Solution on the Dormancy and Sprouting of Tubers of Some Potato Varieties” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 7, pp 26-36, July 2021. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.507005

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