Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
T Basavaraj, Hanchinamani CN, Vishnuvardhana, Meenakshi S, Mohan Kumar S and Amruta SB

Abstract:
The experiment entitled “Standardization of spacing and varieties for production of tubers from apical rooted cuttings” was carried out during 2021 - 2022 under irrigated condition. The treatments composed of apical rooted cuttings of two varieties namely Kufri Jyotthi and Kufri Himalini and three different row to row spacing and followed two Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) for the experiment conducted at RHREC (Regional Horticulture Research and Extension center), UHS Campus, GKVK, Bengaluru under the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka). Observations was recorded for plant height (cm), number of stems per hill, leaf length (cm), number of compound leaves per plant, days to maturity, number of tubers per plant, average tuber weight (g) total tuber yield per plant (g) total tuber yield per plot (kg) and late blight disease incidence (%). Among the treatments Kufri Himalini apical rooted cuttings with the spacing of 45 × 20 cm showed better results with respect to growth parameters viz., plant height, number of stems per hill and number of compound leaves per plant. While leaf length was maximum Kufri Jyoti apical rooted cuttings with the spacing of 45 × 20 cm as compared to other treatments.