INTRODUCTION:-
Ø Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world’s most important food crop.
Ø Potato is a temperate crop grown in India in sub-tropical conditions.
Ø Potato is a crop that has always been a ‘friend of the poor’.
Ø Potato is being cultivated in the country for more than 300 years.
Ø It has become one of the most popular crops in this country for vegetable purposes.
Ø Potato is an economical food; They provide a source of low-cost energy for the human diet.
Ø Potatoes are a rich source of Starch.
Ø Potatoes are used in many industries
1] Time of sowing –
v Hills:-
Summer – March – April
Autumn – August – September
Irrigated – January – February
v Plains:- October – November
2] Seed rate –
v 8-10 q/acre for small size tubers,
v 10-12 q/acre for medium size and
v 12-18 qtl/acre for large size tubers.
3] Spacing – Use disease free, well germinated tubers weighing 30-40 grams for planting. Plant the tubers at a distance of 20 cm.
4] Irrigation – as per requirement
5] Application of fertilizers (per acre)
FERTILIZERS | Per acre | |
Basal | 30 DAS | |
FYM | 10 t/acre | – |
MYCORHIZA POWDER | 100 gm/acre | 100 gm |
Urea [46-0-0] | 50 Kg | 100 Kg |
DAP | 80 Kg | 50 Kg |
SSP | 100 Kg | 50 Kg |
MOP | 50 Kg | 50 Kg |
MgSO4 |
| 10 Kg |
Solutions
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 – 30 | From seedling to plant Establishment | Seed treatment with Thiram or Captan or Bavistin Chloropyriphos Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 g/acre + Humus 100 @ 2 g/Lit + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63% WP) @ 2 g/Ltr of water + Super Confidor @ 1ml per liter + Trizophos 44 EC @ 300 per acre | Fusarium wilt, root rot | white fly, aphid, green mosquito |
| 30 – 60 | Vegetative growth stage | Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @200 gm/acre + Fantac Plus Tonic @100 ml/acre + Syngenta Ampliago @80 ml/acre + Adama Custodia (Azoxystrobin 18.2% Diphenoconazole 11.4% SC) @ 22 ml per 15 liter of water + Bayer Vellum Prime for Nematodes control | Wilting, Rust, Termites, Leaf Roll Virus, early blight, yellow mosaic, downy mildew, | White Mosquitoes, Nematodes, White Grubs, Cutworms, Thrips, Aphids, Bollworms |
| 60 – 80 | Potato tuber beginning stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Phosphate 00-52-34@200 gm per acre + Micro Gold (Mixed Chelated Micronutrients) @1.5 gm/Lit of water + Bayer Solomon ( Imida 19.8% Beta Cyhalothrin 8.49%) @ 1 ml/Ltr of water + Bayer Foliar ( Tebuconazole 25.5% @ 1-1.5 ml/Lit of water | Leaf roll virus, late blight, early blight, powdery mildew, downy mildew | Whitefly, Thrips, White Grub, Yellow Mosaic, Bollworms |
| 80 -120 | Potato development to maturity stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Phosphate 00-00-50@200 gm Per Acre + Isabion Tonic @ 300ml + FMC Rogor (Dimethoate 30% EC )@ 2-5ml/Lit of Water + BONUS (Tebuconazole 38.39%) @ 1-1.5ml/Lit of Water + Bayer Fame (Flubendamide 39.35%) @ 80-100 ml/acre | Scab, late blight, early blight, rust, brown spot disease, mosaic virus powdery mildew | Whitefly, White Grub, Termites, Cutworms, Thrips, Bollworms |