EFFECT OF SEED TUBER DESPROUTING ON POTATO PRODUCTION IN KUFRI GIRIRAJ


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Authors

  • Ashwani Kumar Sharma
  • Sarjeet Singh

Abstract

Potato cultivars are known to vary in their response to desprouting. Due to the lack of information on desprouting behaviour of potato cv. Kufri Giriraj, a study was conducted to find out the desprouting behaviour with different sizes of seed tubers (20, 40, 60 g), under north-western hill conditions at Central Potato Research Station, Kufri, Shimla. The results revealed no difference in the sprouting pattern between non-desprouted and once or twice desprouted seed tubers. The total as well as seed size (20-80 g), number of tubers and yield were not influenced significantly with one or two desproutings. Increasing size of the seed tuber from 20 to 60 g resulted in a significant increase in the tuber number and yield.

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Author Biographies

  • Ashwani Kumar Sharma
    Central Potato Research Station, Kufri, Shimla Hills 171 012, HP, India.
  • Sarjeet Singh
    Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, HP, India

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Vol. 36 No. 1 - 2 (2009)

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Sharma, A. K., & Singh, S. (2013). EFFECT OF SEED TUBER DESPROUTING ON POTATO PRODUCTION IN KUFRI GIRIRAJ. Potato Journal, 36(1 - 2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/PotatoJ/article/view/32704