Potato Journal
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue: 1 and 2

Kufri arun: A new red skin Potato variety

  • Author:
  • S.K. Luthra, P.C. Pande, S.V. Singh1, S.K. Pandey, S.M. Paul Khurana2, I.A. Khan, B.P. Singh1
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 20 to 25

1Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, Uttar Pradesh, India

2Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India

*Present address: Rani Dugawati University, Jabalpur 482 001, Madhya Pradesh, India.

**Present address: Central Research Institute for Dry Land Agriculture, Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad 500 059,Andhra Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Kufri Arun is a medium maturing, main season, high yielding table potato variety suitable for cultivation in north Indian plains. It is a clonal selection from the cross between Kufri Lalima and MS/82–797. Its plants are tall and vigorous with field resistance to late blight. Its tubers are red, oval with shallow to medium eyes and creamy-light yellow flesh, and having good keeping quality. It is fertilizer responsive and capable of yielding 350–400 q/ha under optimum agronomical practices.