1Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram-250110, Meerut,UP, India.
2Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla-171001, HP, India.
*Present address: Division of Plant Physiology, I A R I, New Delhi-110012, India.
Potatoes of two varieties,viz., cvs. Kufri Bahar and Kufri Jyoti were stored in heap and pits for 90 days and changes in temperature and relative humidity (RH) were monitored during the storage period. Compared to the ambient, the decrease in temperature inside heap,katcha pit andpucca pit was 12.3, 13.6 and 13.4°C, respectively and the increase in RH was 12.8, 23.2 and 25.5%, respectively. While the ambient temperature increased by 12.6°C during day time, an increase of only 1.2°C was observed insidekatcha andpucca pits.
