Potato and Tuber Crops

Medium Maturing Varieties

Kufri Jyoti

• It is a medium-maturing variety (90-100 days) for cultivation in North and South Indian hills. It produces around 25-30 tonnes/ha tuber yield. The tubers are medium, white, oval with fleet eyes and white flesh. The variety is moderately resistant to early blight.
• It is immune to wart and has slow rate of degeneration.
• It is suitable for preparation of flakes, flour, chips and dehydrated products when grown in warmer areas of central plains.

Kufri Bahar

• This is medium-maturing variety (90-100 days) for cultivation in parts of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh.
• Now this is the prominent variety of Uttar Pradesh, producing 30-35 tonnes/ha tubers.
• It can also be grown in early planting season.
• The tubers are large, white, oval with medium deep eyes and white flesh.

Kufri Lalima

• It is a medium-maturing variety (90-100 days) for cultivation in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
• It is popular in north-eastern plains having preference of red-skinned tubers.
• The variety is capable of producing 30-35 tonnes/ha tubers.
• The tubers are medium large, red, round with medium deep eyes and white flesh.
• The variety is moderately resistant to early blight and resistant to PVY.

Kufri Sutlej

• It is a medium-maturing (90-100 days) variety for cultivation in Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
• It produces around 35-40 tonnes/ha tubers.
• Tubers are attractive, large, white, oval with fleet eyes and white flesh.
• The variety is moderately resistant to late blight.

Kufri Pukhraj

• This an early-bulking/medium maturing (80-90 days) variety for cultivation in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
• It can produce 3 5-40 tonnes/ha tubers.
• Tubers are large, white, oval, slightly tapered with fleet eyes and yellow flesh.
• The variety is resistant to early blight and moderately resistant to late blight.

Kufri Anand

• This is medium-maturing (90-100 days) variety for cultivation in plains of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states.
• It is high-yielding variety and can produce 35-40 tonnes/ha tubers.
• Tubers are large, white, oval-oblong flattened with fleet eyes and white flesh.
• The variety is resistant to late blight, tolerant to frost and can be used for preparation for French fries.

Kufri Arun

• It is a medium-maturing (90-100 days) variety for cultivation in North Indian plains.
• The variety can produce 35-40 tonnes/ha tubers, possessing about 20% dry matter.
• The tubers are medium, red, oval with shallow-medium eyes and creamy flesh.
• The variety is field resistant to late blight and tolerant to frost.

Kufri Sadabahar

• This is a medium-maturing (90-100 days) variety for cultivation in Uttar Pradesh.
• It can be grown in adjoining states as well and is capable of yielding 35-40 tonnes/ha tubers.
• The tubers are medium to large, white, oval-oblong with shallow eyes and white flesh.
• The variety possesses field resistance to late blight and tolerance to frost.
• Due to large oblong tubers and high dry matter, it can be used for preparation of French fries.