Progressive Agriculture
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1

Effect of Mycorrhiza on Growth, Yield and Tuber Deformity in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Grown Under Water Stress Conditions

  • Author:
  • S.S. Gaurav, S.P.S. Sirohi1, B. Singh, Pradeep Sirohi2
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 35 to 41

1Department of Agri. Botany, Kisan (P.G.) CollegeSimbhaoli, Ghaziabad(Uttar Pradesh)

2Department of Agronomy, A.S. (P.G.) College Lakhaoti, Bulandshahar(Uttar Pradesh)

Department of Seed Science, C.C.S. University, Meerut-250004

Abstract

The present study was conducted on 34 varieties of potato along with four treatments under two major factors, Horizontal: well watered (control) and water stressed, and vertical: with mycorrhiza and without mycorrhiza. It was found that mycorrhiza treated plants were at par with non-treated once as far as germination is concerned. LAI was also increased undar stress in K Giriraj (88%) and K. Swarna (60%) with mycorrhiza application. Total yield was improved in K. Arun (39%) as K. Sherpa (32%) under mycorrhiza application but under stress condition. Yield of marketable tuber was increased (75%) in K. Sherpa followed by (42%) in K. Chamatkar and (38%) in K. Jawahar, whereas tuber deformity was decreased from 33 to 100% and therefore the quality of potatoes have improved in K. Chipsona,-1, K. Jawahar, K. Kuber, K. Sutlej and K. Alankar under water stress condition.

Keywords

Leaf area index, mycorrhiza, Solanum tuberosun L