KUFRI SURYA: A NEW HEAT-TOLERANT POTATO VARIETY SUITABLE FOR EARLY PLANTING IN NORTH-WESTERN PLAINS, PENINSULAR INDIA AND PROCESSING INTO FRENCH FRIES AND CHIPS


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Authors

  • J. S. Minhas
  • Devendra Kumar
  • T. A. Joseph
  • B T. Raj
  • S. M. Paul Khurana*
  • S K. Pandey
  • S. V. Singh
  • B P Singh
  • P. S. Naik

Abstract

Kufri Surya is an early maturing, heat tolerant and hopper-burn resistant potato variety with oblong tubers, white smooth skin and pale yellow flesh. This variety is meant for early (September) planting in north-western plains and for rabi and kharif plantings in peninsular India. It can also be grown in the main crop season in north-western and west-central plains. The total tuber yield of Kufri Surya is at par with high yielding variety Kufri Bahar. This variety yields excellent defect free tubers with high proportion of large (>85mm) tubers suitable for processing into high quality French fries and chips. The reducing sugar content of tubers of this variety is less than 100mg/100g fresh weight and the tuber dry matter content is 20-21% at harvest.

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Author Biographies

  • Devendra Kumar
    Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram 250 110, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • T. A. Joseph
    Central Potato Research Station, Muthorai, Ootacamund 643 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • B T. Raj
    Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram 250 110, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • S. M. Paul Khurana*
    Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482 001, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • S K. Pandey
    Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • B P Singh
    Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram 250 110, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • P. S. Naik
    Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.

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Vol. 33 No. 1 - 2 (2006)

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Minhas, J. S., Kumar, D., Joseph, T. A., Raj, B. T., Paul Khurana*, S. M., Pandey, S. K., Singh, S. V., Singh, B. P., & Naik, P. S. (2013). KUFRI SURYA: A NEW HEAT-TOLERANT POTATO VARIETY SUITABLE FOR EARLY PLANTING IN NORTH-WESTERN PLAINS, PENINSULAR INDIA AND PROCESSING INTO FRENCH FRIES AND CHIPS. Potato Journal, 33(1 - 2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/PotatoJ/article/view/33270