Specification of Potato cultivation,Characteristics of Kufri Jyoti Potato,Justification of Kufri Jyoti Potato based on Howrah Location

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NAME: Souvik Roy
5th Semester UID-TNU2018032100188 SEC: D
Submitted to
Dr. Agniswar Jha Chakraborty
Assignment 1: Selection of a crop for cultivation purpose
A. i) Crop Name: Potato (Kufri Jyoti)
ii) Specification of cultivation:
No. of Plant: Up to 5333 plants/1 ha land.
Sowing time: 2nd week of November
Sowing Depth: Dig a trench of 6-8-inch-deep.
Method of Sowing: For sowing, use tractor operated semi-automatic or
automatic planter.
Spacing: Spacing of (45 to 60) cm x (15 to 25) cm, according to the
variety and the size of tuber
Water management: 1st:2-3 DAP. 2nd: 30-35 DAP. Stop irrigation 10-
12days before harvesting.
Soil: Loamy and sandy loam soils, rich in organic matter with good
drainage and aeration are most suitable for cultivation of potato
crop. soil with pH range of 5.2-6.4 is considered to be ideal.
Climate: The vegetative growth of the plant is best at a temperature of
24°C while tuber development is favoured at 20°C. Rainfall
requirement is 300-500mm.
Seed Rate: About 3000 – 3500 kg/ha of seeds is required.
Seed Treatment: To avoid fungal infection the potato seed tubers are
treated with mixture of 1 kg mancozeb + 5 kg natural talk powder or
wood ash as dry treatment.
Nutrient management: 25-30 t/ha well decomposed organic manure,
1-ton caster cake at land preparation; N(275kg/ha) :P(138kg/ha):
K(275kg/ha)
Earthing up: It should be done when plant attained height of 15-20
cm. It can be done manually with hoe or mould board plough
porridge for large areas. Furrows are opened at distance 50-60 cm
before planting. The whole or cut tubers are planted 15-20 cm apart
on the centre of the ridge at a depth of 5-7 cm in line sowing method.
Weed Control: Apply Metribuzin 70 WP @ 200 gm per acre or
Alachlor @ 2 ltr per Acre before sprouts emergence.

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iii) Characteristics of crop:
Large, oval, white, fleet eyes and white flesh.
High pollen stainability.
Moderately resistant to early and late blight.
Resistant to wart.
Slow rate of degeneration.
B. Justification (Location advantage).:
As a short duration cash crop, potato is highly amenable to
adjustment, fits well in various cropping system and is most suited in
different agro-ecological condition of Howrah district (my location).
The crop will play an important role to cope up with the future global
food crisis and poverty alleviation.
Some corporate industrial and trading organizations or MNCs like
Pepsico and Metro Cash and Carry have invested huge capital in the
field of potato. For example, the Pepsico Company has invested 6300
billion dollars to collect 72000 tonnes of potato in 2009. They have
paid Rs. 8/- per kg of potato to the farmers when the market price for
the same product was Rs. 2/kg.
High export value in the eastern and south eastern India like Tripura,
Assam, Bihar, and Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and parts of
Tamilnadu. Moreover, cold storage facilities are here in Tarakeswar,
Dhaniakhali, Pursurah, and Arambagh.
C. Total area to be cultivated and location.: 1-hectare land in Howrah, West
Bengal, Gangetic alluvial zone
D. Date of Sowing: 10th November,2019