1Agricultural Research Station, Ummedganj, Kota-324 001, Rajasthan.
2Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 171 001, HP.
In a two year study conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Kota, a hot spot for potato stem necrosis disease, the observations on incidence and index of disease confirmed resistance in cvs Kufri Anand and Kufri Sindhuri, hybrids JN-189 and PS/F-220 and hybrid TPS population HPS 25/13. The study indicated that these cultivars/ hybrids along with the parents of TPS population HPS 25/13 can be utilized in breeding potato varieties resistant to stem necrosis disease of potato.
