Potatoes from Scabbed and Clean Sets

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1434/1381
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870s-1930s
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 82mm by 82mm 1 slide
      82mm by 82mm

Scope and Content

Photograph of two sets of potato crops, one from sets that were badly scabbed (not boxed before planting) and the other from sets that were fairly clean (boxed before planting) showing the effect of scab on the growth and height of the plants. The experiment was done in 1914.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013