Potato and Tuber Crops

Early Maturing Varieties

Kufri Chandramukhi

• This is an early-maturing (80-90 days) variety and suitable for cultivation in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, parts of Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
• It produces around 20-25 tons/ha tubers. The tubers are large, white, oval, slightly flattened with fleet eyes and dull white flesh.
• This variety possesses medium tuber dormancy and is tastiest as vegetable.
• It is suitable for preparations of flakes, flour, chips, French fries and dehydrated products, when grown under warmer areas of central plains.

Kufri Jawahar

• An early-maturing variety (80-90 days).
• It is ideal for cultivation in Haryana, Punjab, plateau region of Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
• It can produce 25-30 tonnes/ha tubers.
• The tubers are medium, white, round- oval with fleet eyes and pale-yellow flesh.

Kufri Ashoka

• An early-maturing variety (70-80 days), suited for cultivation in Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
• It produces around 20-25 tonnes/ha tubers.
• Tubers are medium-large, white, oval with medium-deep eyes and white flesh.
• Though the variety is susceptible to late blight but escapes late blight due to early maturity.

Kufri Khyati

• This is early-maturing variety (70-80 days) for cultivation in North Indian plains.
• It can produce 25-30 tonnes/ha tubers.
• The tubers are medium, white, round- oval with medium eyes and white flesh.

Kufri Surya

• An early-maturing variety (70-80 days) suitable for north-western plains during both rabi and kharif seasons.
• It can produce about 20-25 tonnes/ha tubers.
• The tubers are medium to large, white, oblong with shallow eyes and pale-yellow flesh.
• This is a heat tolerant variety and can be grown in areas having night temperature above 20°C and is field resistant to hoppers.
• Due to large oblong tubers and high dry-matter content it can be used for preparation of French fries. 

Kufri Laukar

• This is early-maturing (75-80 days) variety and suitable for cultivation in Plateau region of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• It can be grown in kharif and rabi seasons.
• It produces 25-30 tonnes/ha tubers. It is able for rapid bulking under warmer conditions.
• Tubers are large to medium, white, round with fleet eyes having prominent eyebrows and white flesh.
• This is suitable for preparation of flakes, flour, chips and dehydrated products when grown in warmer areas of central plains.