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Chapter 14. Potato Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, De-Fen Mou, Peter Dittmar, Pamela Roberts, Johan Desaeger, , andBonnie Wells


Release Date: 8/12/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-cv131-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

Chapter 14 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

About this Publication

This document is HS733, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 1995. Revised annually. Most recent revision August 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Zotarelli, L., Dittmar, P. J., Roberts, P. D., Desaeger, J., & Wells, B. (2023). Chapter 14. Potato Production. EDIS. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-cv131-2023

Authors

Lincoln Zotarelli
Lincoln Zotarelli
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

De-Fen Mou
De-Fen Mou
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL

Peter Dittmar
Peter Dittmar
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, weed science, vegetable crops, and fruit crops, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Pamela Roberts
Pamela Roberts
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, diagnosis, epidemiology, and integrated pest management of vegetable diseases, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL

Johan Desaeger
Johan Desaeger
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, nematology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Prissy Fletcher
Prissy Fletcher

lecturer and academic advisor, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Bonnie Wells
Bonnie Wells
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent III, commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, Cocoa, FL

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