Crop Coefficients for: Potato Temperature Limits for Growing Degree Day Estimation Upper Limit = 97.0 F Lower Limit = 45.0 F Coefficient and GDD accumulation at the beginning of each growth stage for various maturity groups: STAGE KC Emergence 0.12 0.0 0.0 0.0 Early Veg 0.15 228.0 228.0 228.0 Vegetative 0.34 497.0 497.0 497.0 Blossom 0.61 800.0 800.0 800.0 Early Tube 0.87 1090.7 1125.6 1160.5 Tuberizati 1.05 1398.9 1470.8 1542.7 Tuber bulk 0.98 1856.0 1982.8 2109.5 Tuber bulk 0.70 2302.6 2482.9 2663.3 Senescence 0.35 2706.3 2935.1 3163.8 Senescence 0.12 3044.3 3313.6 3582.9 Mature 0.12 3300.0 3600.0 3900.0