KUFRI RATAN: A NEW RED SKIN POTATO VARIETY
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Satish Kumar Luthra
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute
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Dalamu
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Babita Chaudhary
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VK Gupta
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Vinod Kumar
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Sanjay Rawal
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Pooja Mankar
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Mehi Lal
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Jagdev Sharma
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Brajesh Singh
Keywords:
Kufri Ratan, potato, red skin, high yield, late blight resistance, keeping quality, North Indian plains, plateau regionsAbstract
Kufri Ratan is a medium-maturing, high-yielding table potato variety recommended for cultivation in the North Indian plains and plateau regions during the main growing season. It is a clonal selection derived from a cross between CP3391 and Kufri Sutlej. The plants are medium-tall and vigorous, exhibiting field resistance to late blight. This variety produces aesthetically appealing red coloured, ovoid tubers with shallow to medium eyes, yellow flesh, and a mealy texture. It contains approximately 18% tuber dry matter content and demonstrates excellent storage quality. Kufri Ratan is responsive to crop nutrition and is capable of yielding 36–38 t/ha in the North Indian plains and 20–22 t/ha in plateau regions.
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