Vol. 10, Issue 6 (2021)

Author(s):
Yugalkishor Lodhi, Jitendra Trivedi, PK Sharma and Muktilata Tirkey

Abstract:
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop among all vegetables for food and income generation as it produces a high yield per unit land and time. It is a balanced food containing less energy but nutritionally high-quality protein, essential vitamins and minerals including trace elements. A research trial was conducted at Research Farm of Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 to study the effect of interaction between genotypes and nitrogen levels on growth and yield of potato in the plain region of Chhattisgarh. The experiment was carried out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with 12 treatment combinations of 3 potato genotypes (AICRP-P-39, Kufri Garima and Kufri Pukhraj) and 4 nitrogen levels (0, 80, 160 and 240 kg N/ha) with three replications. Result regarding quality parameters and nutrient content in potato tubers revealed that AICRP-P-39 with 160 kg N/ha recorded maximum quality and nutrient content i.e. carbohydrate (%), starch (%), protein content (mg/100g) of tuber, total soluble solids (%), acidity (%), total sugar (mg/100g), reducing sugar (mg/100g), ascorbic acid content (mg/100g) of potato tubers, while the minimum was recorded in Kufri Garima with 0 kg N/ha. Maximum N content (%) in potato plant and tuber was recorded with AICRP-P-39 with 240 kg N/ha while the minimum was recorded in Kufri Garima with 0 kg N/ha.