Tuber to Tuber
Can be cultivated through true potato seed (TPS)
Cultivars:
Cardinal- Northern part
Diamont- Dhaka region
Kufri Sundari (Early), Heera, Multa
Asterix
Local cultivars:
Bogra, jamalu
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Potato production in Bangladesh presentation
1. Potato production in Bangladesh
• Tuber to Tuber
• Can be cultivated through true potato seed
(TPS)
2.
3. Potato (Tuber to tuber)
• Soil and Climate:
• High, flood free and well drained Sandy loam to loamy
soil is needed. Well preserved moisture is needed
• Cultivars:
• Cardinal- Northern part
• Diamont- Dhaka region
• Kufri Sundari (Early), Heera, Multa
• Asterix
• Local cultivars:
4. • Life span: 80-100 days
• Sowing of seed tuber:
• Early: 15 September 15 October
• Optimum: 15 October to 15 November
• Late: up to November
• For early, Farmers may get low yield but price
would be fair. Two times cultivation can be
done.
5. • Seed Rate: 1400-2000kg/ha
• Seed size and weight: 30-45cm
long and 20-40gm of each
Sowing/planting
Seed selection
Select potato with at least two eyes. After
every cut rinse knife with dettol or savlon
water.
8. • Fertilization:
• urea – 250-300 kg/ha
• Tsp- 90-120kg/ha
• mp – 150-250 kg
• Gypsum – 50-100kg
• ZnSO4 – 10-20 kg
• Boron – 10-15 kg
9. Irrigation: – Up to Stolonization – 70%
moisture needed
– Tuber formation – 70%
10. • Earthing up:
• At the height of 10-15cm plants earthing up
should be done. (3-4 weeks of planting). avoid
wet soil.
• Weeding: Up to 60 days keep field weeds free.
11. Plant Protection:
• Follow IPM
• Major pest:
• Aphid-sucking, - Azodrin, Nuvacron, Monodrin
40EC
• Cutworm- Darsban- 20EC
• Beetles-Diazinon 50EC
• Diseases:
• Blight-Early and late, havoc in cloudy and wet
conditions
• Symptoms: Deep brown lesions, Dithane M-45
12. • Harvesting:
• When leaves turn yellow and dry up, then
harvesting should be done. Keep tubers in
shaded place for 2-3 hours.
• Yield:
• 15-45 t/ha