Will potato tubers continue to enlarge?
The tuberization stage is the period when tubers form and rapidly expand. Water consumption during the peak tuberization stage accounts for more than half of the total water requirement of the whole growth period. Soil moisture content should be maintained at about 70% of field capacity, that is, when picked up it forms a ball, and when dropped from a height of one meter it breaks apart; this is ideal. In the late tuberization stage, that is, one week to 10 days before harvest, irrigation should be stopped to facilitate harvest.
The tuberization stage is the period when tubers form and rapidly expand. Water consumption during the peak tuberization stage accounts for more than half of the total water requirement of the whole growth period. Soil moisture content should be maintained at about 70% of field capacity, that is, when picked up it forms a ball, and when dropped from a height of one meter it breaks apart; this is ideal.
In the late tuberization stage, that is, one week to 10 days before harvest, irrigation should be stopped to facilitate harvest.