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Rainfall provides most of the moisture the potato crop in Maine uses through the season. Even so, in most seasons the potato crop in Maine suffers by varying degrees from drought stress. Without supplemental irrigation, yield losses will occur when moisture provided by rainfall and available soil water do not keep pace with crop demand.https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2011/01/2439-1.jpg