Potato and Tuber Crops

Tubers

• Medium sized healthy tubers free from disease, pests and bruises are planted in nursery (Primary) at 5 to 10 cm depth with 60x25 cm spacing.
• Sprouts are cut after 40-45 days and planted in secondary nursery.
• Cuttings of 20-30 cm length planted at 60x 25 cm in main field.
• Sufficiently grown vines are used to make cuttings for main field preparation.
• A mature tuber produces 5-7 sprouts and 100kg tubers produces 7000 shoots.
• For one hectare 250 kg tubers, 100 m2 primary nursery, and 500 m2 secondary nursery area are needed.
• Micro propagation also being followed.