Potato and Tuber Crops

Raising Nursery

• Raise a nursery, approximately one and half months prior to planting.
• An area of 500 m2 is required to produce vines for planting one hectare of land.
• Cattle manure or compost may be applied @ lkg/m2 and ridges! mounds! beds may be prepared at a closer spacing (45/60 cm).
• Healthy tubers that weigh about 15-20 g may be planted on ridges/mounds! beds to accommodate 75-100 kg tubers in 500 m2 area.
• Top-dress with urea (5 kg/500 m2) at about three weeks after planting to encourage good vine growth.
• Clip off terminal portion of vines devoid of roots to a length of 10-15 cm at about 45 days after planting.
• To enable rapid multiplication of planting material, single node cuttings can be planted directly in secondary nursery.
• Such single node cuttings produce axillary shoots within one week.