Potato Journal

  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: 3 and 4

Kufri Sadabahar: A potato variety for Uttar Pradesh

  • Author:
  • P.C. Pande, S.K. Luthra, S.V. Singh1, S.K. Pandey2, B.P. Singh1
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 111 to 117

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

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

Abstract

Kufri Sadabahar is a medium maturing, main season, high yielding potato variety suitable for cultivation in Uttar Pradesh. It is a clonal selection from a cross between MS/81–145 and PH/F-1545. Its plants are tall and vigorous with field resistance to late blight. Its tubers are white, oblong with shallow eyes and white flesh. It possesses good keeping quality and high tuber dry matter (20%). It is capable of yielding 350 to 400 q/ha under optimum agronomical practices.