KUFRI THAR-2: A NEW DROUGHT TOLERANT TABLE POTATO VARIETY
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Satish Kumar Luthra
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute
Keywords:
Kufri Thar-2, drought tolerance, water use efficiency, drought prone areas, table potato varietyAbstract
ABSTRACT: Kufri Thar-2 is a drought tolerant table potato variety suitable for cultivation in drought prone areas in Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Chhattisgarh. It is an exotic clone CIP397006.18 (CP4175) descendant of cross CIP92.119
√CIP88.052 developed at International Potato Center, Lima, Peru. Its plants are medium and vigorous with resistance to
late blight. It is a water use efficient variety with high drought tolerance index (1.08) and comparatively lower water
requirement (74 litre/kg of potatoes under water stress conditions). The variety produces attractive, light yellow, ovoid
tubers with shallow eyes and light yellow flesh, possess 20-21% tuber dry matter and has very good keeping quality.
It has ability to produce up to 30 t/ha under less water (<20%) availability and 35 t/ha under normal irrigation regime.
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