Splitting nitrogen (N) fertilizer application is key to increasing potato tuber yield and nitrogen fertilizer uptake efficiency (NUpE), particularly in coarse-textured soils. The study objective was to determine optimum N fertilizer rates and application timing to maximize yield and plant growth under four irrigation methods: seepage, subirrigation with drain tile, subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for water table level management, and sprinkler. A factorial design of three N rates applied at planting (Npl) (0, 56, and 112 kg ha?1), followed by two N rates (56 and 112 kg ha?1) applied at plant emergence (Neme), and tuber initiation (Nti) . There was no interaction between irrigation method and N treatment on tuber yield; thus, an N fertilizer strategy of timing and rate of application for potato cultivated under these irrigation methods was determined. Seepage had the highest incidence of tuber disorders and the lowest tuber specific gravity, indicating that alternative irrigation methods, when managed to maintain ideal soil moisture in the rootzone, can potentially outperform the seepage method regarding water conservation, tuber yield and quality.