Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 18

Evaluation of Early Maturing Advanced Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Hybrids for Growth and Yield Parameters

  • Author:
  • N. Santhosh, K. M. Indiresh, S. R. Padmaraja, M. Puneeth, G.N. Thyagaraj
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 2778 to 2782

Division of Horticulture, Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru -560 065, Karnataka

*Email: santhu940@gmail.com

Online published on 7 January, 2015.

Abstract

Evaluation studies carried out among 11 early maturing advanced potato hybrids. On the whole, genotype J/97–168 and Kufri Pukhraj performed well under southern transitional zone of Karnataka. Kufri Pukhraj found less susceptible to late blight, Spodoptera and potato leaf roll virus. Kufri Pukhraj and J/99–242 found less susceptible to Spodoptera and potato leaf roll virus.

Keywords

Evaluation, potato