Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
MR Deshmukh, GM Bansode, MB Khamkar, Pallavi Mahajan and RD Bansod

Abstract:
Kufri Sindhuri a cross between Kufri Kundan and Kufri Red is a late maturing variety. Its tubers are attractive having light red skin, round tubers with medium deep eyes and creamy flesh and a dry matter content of (19.5 %). It also possesses good keeping quality, medium tuber dormancy period (˃ 6 weeks) and field resistance to late blight. It also produced higher average tuber yield as compared to the other red skinned varieties. In a three year trial at Pune the maximum total tuber yield at 90 days stage was recorded by Kufri Jyoti (20.60 t/ha) which was taken for comparison with red varieties as Kufri Jyoti is the dominant variety cultivated in Western Maharashtra. However among the red varieties the maximum total tuber yield was recorded by Kufri Sindhuri (19.72 t/ha). This variety aptly prove to be a good source of income to the farmers as red varieties fetch a more price than the normal potato varieties.