Potato and Tuber Crops

Planting Mini Setts in Nursery

• Furrows are made across the width of the bed with a khurpi or small hand hoe, about 5 cm deep.
• Two node cuttings are then planted in the furrow, end to end horizontally, with the buds facing either side.
• A spacing of five cm is could be provided between two rows Minisetts planted in the furrow is then covered with a fine layer of soil: sand mixture.
• Tip portion minisetts and four node minisetts from the top tender portion of the stem must be planted vertically in the nursery rather than in horizontal position.
• This is because the chances of the tender minisetts getting decayed due to excess moisture are very high, if horizontally embedded in the soil.
• When vertically planted, a spacing of 5 x 5 cm could be adopted for facilitating growth of the minisetts.