Potato Journal
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue: 3 and 4

Kufri Shailja: A late blight resistant Potato variety for Indian hills

  • Author:
  • T.A. Joseph1, S.K. Kaushik2, B.P. Singh3, Vinay Bhardwaj, P.H. Singh, S.K. Pandey2, S.M. Paul Khurana4, Jai Gopal2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 99 to 103

1Central Potato Research Station, Muthorai-643 003, Tamil Nadu, India.

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

3Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram-250 110, Uttar Pradesh, India.

4Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla-171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Kufri Shailja is a medium maturing potato variety suitable for cultivation in the Indian hills. It has high level of resistance to late blight both in foliage and tubers. It has medium sized, round-oval, white tubers with pale yellow flesh and excellent cooking quality. This variety has higher yield potential than the varieties Kufri Jyoti and Kufri Giriraj, and also better keeping quality. It has higher tuber dry matter than Kufri Giriraj.