SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR THE NORTHEAST Location: New
England Plant, Soil and Water Research Laboratory Title: THE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DISEASE SUPPRESSIVE ROTATIONS IN MAINE
POTATO CROPPING SYSTEMS Submitted to: Crop Management
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance
Date: June 29, 2008 Publication Date: September 12, 2008
Citation: Halloran, J.M., Larkin, R.P., Honeycutt, C.W.,
Griffin, T.S. 2008. The economic impacts of disease suppressive
rotations in maine potato cropping systems. Crop Management. On-
Line. Interpretive Summary: Potato growers in Maine have
identified the need for profitable rotation crops as well as
rotations that reduce the incidence and severity of soil borne
diseases as two of their most pressing needs. Researchers at the
New England Plant, Soil and Water Laboratory, Orono, Maine have
been conducting experimental trials addressing both issues.
Eight different 3-year rotation sequences were examined,
including continuous potato. The rotation crops included