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Title :	Performance of Different Size True Potato Seed Seedling Tubers at Khumaltar
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	Adhikari, R.C., Author
Publication Date:	2005
Article on page:	28-34 p
Languages :	English (eng)
Keywords:	Desiree,  seedling  tuber,  tuber  size,  yield
Abstract:	A field study was carried out at Khumaltar-Lalitpur, during 2002-2004 to evaluate and compare the performance of different sizes of seedling tubers (1-5 g, 5-10 g, 10-20 g and 20-40 g) of true potato seed (TPS) with whole and half cut seed tubers of Desiree of 20-40 g size at 60- 25-cm spacing. Percent emergence, plant height, ground cover by foliage, stems/plant, number of tubers per plant, marketable and total yields were significantly increased with the increase in seedling tubers weight as compared to whole and half cut seed tubers of Desiree. Late blight (Phytophthora infestans L.) disease was quite low in the TPS crops than Desiree. Both whole and half cut seed tubers of Desiree produced significantly higher average per tuber weight. Uniformity of the tubers harvested from different sizes of seedling tubers was statistically similar and tubers from Desiree were statistically uniform as compared to seedling tubers. The three years result suggests that more than 1 g size seedling tubers can be successfully used for potato production as from the seed tubers of any standard variety.
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[article] Performance of Different Size True Potato Seed Seedling Tubers at Khumaltar [printed text] / Adhikari, R.C., Author . - 2005 . - 28-34 p.
Languages : English (eng)
in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 6 (2005) . - 28-34 p

Keywords:	Desiree,  seedling  tuber,  tuber  size,  yield
Abstract:	A field study was carried out at Khumaltar-Lalitpur, during 2002-2004 to evaluate and compare the performance of different sizes of seedling tubers (1-5 g, 5-10 g, 10-20 g and 20-40 g) of true potato seed (TPS) with whole and half cut seed tubers of Desiree of 20-40 g size at 60- 25-cm spacing. Percent emergence, plant height, ground cover by foliage, stems/plant, number of tubers per plant, marketable and total yields were significantly increased with the increase in seedling tubers weight as compared to whole and half cut seed tubers of Desiree. Late blight (Phytophthora infestans L.) disease was quite low in the TPS crops than Desiree. Both whole and half cut seed tubers of Desiree produced significantly higher average per tuber weight. Uniformity of the tubers harvested from different sizes of seedling tubers was statistically similar and tubers from Desiree were statistically uniform as compared to seedling tubers. The three years result suggests that more than 1 g size seedling tubers can be successfully used for potato production as from the seed tubers of any standard variety.
Link for e-copy:	http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=58