1National Potato Research Program, NARC, PO Box: 246, Lalitpur, Nepal.
2Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan, PO Box: 984, Katmandu, Nepal
3National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), PO Box: 3323, Khumaltar, Nepal
*Email: ishworigautam@gmail.com
Online published on 12 December, 2012.
: An experiment on keeping quality of potato under non-refrigerated storage conditions was conducted during 2011 for 120 days under dark room at ambient temperature (25.8 ± 1.2°C) and relative humidity (86.1%) to study the performance of seven potato genotypes for good storability. The results revealed that the genotypes BSU-PO3, HPS-II/67, PRP 25861.1 and Kufri Chipsona-2 were found suitable only for 45 to 60 days storage, while the genotypes Yagana and L-235.4 could be successfully stored for maximum period up to 120 days with minimum weight loss. The genotypes PRP 25861.1 and BSU-PO3 had higher dry matter percentage and were found superior for processing in to chips.
Potato genotypes, keeping quality, ambient temperature, Nepal
