Tuber Formation Characteristics of Special Small Potato Variety'Huashu 16'
'Huashu 16'is a specialized variety for small potato production with many excellent characteristics such as a high small potato yield and good taste.Clarifying its tubering characteristics is beneficial for further improving the yield and quality of'Huashu 16'in production.In this study,both'Huashu 16',and'Huashu 1',a conventional variety,were used as test materials,and the dynamic changes of indicators such as number of tubers per plant,number of main stems,and fresh weight of tubers per plant were closely observed.In comparison to'Huashu 1',the small potato variety'Huashu 16'had delayed dry matter accumulation and stronger plant vigor.On average,there were five tubers per plant for'Huashu 1'and 18 tubers per plant for'Huashu 16'throughout the entire reproductive period.The reason for the higher tubers per plant in'Huashu 16'lied in more main stems.Additionally,'Huashu 16'had longer growth period,and to increase the small potato yield,early harvesting is recommended.