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Major Variety and Production Technology of Potato (Compatibility Mode)
Major Variety and Production Technology of Potato (Compatibility Mode)
0.6 0.5
Area (M ha)
2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 200901 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Cropping year
9.2 8.5 6.746 5.95 5.31 4.35 3.21 2.99 5.38 5.4
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Cropping Year
Yield of Potato
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 18 12.94 13.68 14.47 14.76 14.42 14.32 15 14.53
12.62
Yield (t/ha)
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Cropping year
Major cultivated varieties are Diamant, Cardinal, Granola, Asterix, Patrones etc. Patrones and Multa are early variety. Granola and Provento are export variety. Asterix, Espirit and Lady Rosseta are processing variety. Meridian, Sagitta and Quincy are new variety.
Lady Rossetta (BARI Alu- 28) Tuber: Large size, oval shaped, white tubers. Yield: 25-30 t/ha Duration of maturity: 90-95 days Suitable for processing purpose Release year : 2008
Pre-sprouting of Seed Tubers PreSeed should be taken out from the cold store 10-15 days before planting and kept in pre-cooling chamber for 24 hours. Spread in cool and shady places for sprout.
Seed rate: 1.5-2.0 ton/ha Seed Preparation Whole tuber should be planted for seed potato. Large tuber can be cut into pieces. Each cut tuber should contain at least two eyes. To avoid transmitting viral and bacterial diseases clean knife should be used.
Planting
Potato can be planted in the Whole month of November. Appropriate time is 15-20 November.
Planting distance Whole tuber Line to line = 60 cm Plant to plant = 25 cm Cut tuber Line to line = 60 cm Plant to plant = 10-15 cm
Methods of sowing
Ridge and furrow method
Prepared ridge. The length of the ridges depends on slope of the plot. Too long ridges and furrows are not suitable for irrigation The potato tubers should be planted on ridges and irrigation should be provided in furrows.
60cm
25cm
Making ridges
Intercultural operation
Irrigation The sufficient soil moisture is needed for satisfactory sprouting. Irrigation should be provided as and when necessary (Max- 3-4) Earthing up Earthing up should be done when the plants are 15 to 22 cm in height. Generally, earthing up is done at the time of top dressing of nitrogenous fertilizers. If necessary, a second earthing up may be done after two weeks of the first one.
Earthing up
Roughing Off type plants should be removed as soon as they are observed. In addition to off type plants, remove plants affected by blight, leaf roll and mosaic diseases from the seed field. Haulm Pulling For the seed potato production, the haulms should be pulled about 10 days before harvesting so that the tuber skin matures and prevents the tubers from getting injured at harvesting and grading. Halums may be pulled manually as close to the ground as possible.
Harvesting
Harvesting can be done either manually or mechanically. Within 65-70 DAP for early consumption/sale. Within 85-90 DAP for seed purposes. Within 85-95 DAP for long time storage.
Yield
25-35 ton/ha
Aphids
Cut worm
Major Diseases
Diseases Late blight of potato Common Scab Bacterial wilt Potato Leaf Roll Virus (PLRV) PVY and PVX Control Measures Spray with Mancozeb (Diathane M-45) @ 2g/L of water or Mancozeb+Metalaxyl (Ridomeal gold 72 WP) @ 1g/L of water Treat the seed with 3% boric acid before storing. Uprooting of infected plants and stop irrigation. Apply staple bleaching @ 20-25 kg/ha Uprooting of infected plants. Spray Malathion (Maladan 57 EC) @ 2 ml/L water to control aphids. Uprooting of infected plants Spray Malathion (Maladan 57 EC) @ 2 ml/L water.
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