Introduction Potato variety for cultivation can be selected

Introduction • Potato variety for cultivation can be selected according to the soil and climatic conditions as well as market demand susceptibility to disease like potato blights, which causes maximum damage to the potato crop. • Potato varieties used for chips making have uniform tuber size, shape and flat eyes. These varieties are generally low in reducing sugars which can avoid browning in chips.

Kufri Jyoti Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are tall, erect, compact and vigorous. Stems are few, thick and colored in patches with moderately developed straight wings. Tuber of Var. Kufri Joyti • Foliage: Leaves are grey-green in colour, intermediate, rachis green. Leaflets are ovate-smooth glossy with entire margin, terminal leaflet fused. • Tubers: White coloured tubers are large, oval, smooth skin, flat eyes, white flesh. They have a tendency to crack. Leaves of Var. Kufri Joyti

Kufri Jyoti Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Pujab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. • Maturity: Hills- medium-early (90 -100 days); Plains- medium (110 -130 days) • Yield potential: Hills-20 t/ha; Plains- 30 t/ha • Diseases: Moderately resistant to late & early blight. Resistant to wart. • Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, mild flavor, occasional discoloration after cooking. Suitable for instant flakes and chips.

Kufri Chandramukhi Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are medium tall, spreading and vigorous. Stems are few, thick, colored at base with well developed wavy wings. • Foliage: Grey-green. Leaves are in graygreen coloured, open, rachis green. Leaflets are ovate-lanceolate, smooth glossy surface with entire margin. • Tubers: White, large, oval, slightly flattened, smooth skin, flat eyes and dull white flesh. Tuber of Var. Kufri Chandramukhi Leaves of Var. Kufri Chandramukhi

Kufri Chandramukhi Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. • Maturity: Early (80 -90 days) • Yield potential: 25 t/ha • Diseases: Susceptible to major diseases. • Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, mild flavor, free from discoloration after cooking. Suitable for dehydrated dice, vacuum puffing, instant flakes and chips.

Kufri Badshah Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are tall, erect, medium compact and vigorous. Stems are few, thick, uniformly colored, well developed straight wings. Tuber of Var. Kufri Badshah • Foliage: Grey-green coloured leaves are open rachis pigmented at base. Leaflets are ovate, smooth surface with entire margin. • Tubers: White, large, oval, smooth skin, flat eyes and dull white flesh Tubers turn pale purple on exposure to light. Leaves of Var. Kufri Badshah

Kufri Badshah Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. • Maturity: Medium (100 -110 days) • Yield potential: 50 t/ha • Diseases: Moderately resistant to early and late blight. Resistant to Potato Virus X. • Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, mild flavor, free from discoloration after cooking. Not suitable for processing.

Kufri Lauvkar Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are tall, erect, medium compact and vigorous. Stems are few, thick, colored at base, well developed straight wings. Tuber of Var. Kufri Lavkar • Foliage: Dark grey-green coloured leaves closed rachis pigmented. Leaflets are ovate -lanceolate, smooth dull surface with entire margin. • Tubers: Tubers are white coloured, large, round-oval, smooth skin, flat eyes with prominent eyebrows and white flesh. Leaves of Var. Kufri Lavkar

Kufri Lauvkar Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Plateau regions of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It can be grown both in Kharif and Rabi seasons. It can build up yields rapidly under warmer climate. • Maturity: Early (75 -80 days) • Yield potential: 30 ton / ha • Diseases: Susceptible to major diseases. • Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, mild flavor, free from discoloration after cooking. Can be used for chip making.

Kufri Pukhraj Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are tall, semi-erect, medium compact and vigorous. Stems are few, medium thick, green with moderately developed straight wings. • Foliage: Dark grey-green coloured leaves closed with large size folicles, rachis green. Leaflets are ovate to lanceolate, smooth glossy surface with entire margin. • Tubers: Tubers are white, large, oval, slightly tapered, smooth skin, flat eyes, yellow flesh. Tuber of Var. Kufri Pukhraj Leaves of Var. Kufri Pukhraj

Kufri Pukhraj Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal. • Maturity: Early (70 -90 day) • Yield : 40 ton/ha • Diseases: Resistant to early blight and moderately resistant to late blight. Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, waxy texture, mild flavor, free from discoloration after cooking. Not suitable for processing. •

Kufri Jawahar Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are short, erect, compact and vigorous. Stems are few, thick, slightly pigmented at base with well developed straight wings. • Foliage: Light green coloured leaves open rachis green. Leaflets are ovate-lanceolate, terminal leaflet cordate, smooth dull surface with entire margin. • Tubers: Tubers are Creamy white, medium size, round-oval, smooth skin, eyes flat, pale yellow flesh. Tuber of Var. Kufri Jawahar Leaves of Var. Kufri Jawahar

Kufri Jawahar Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Haryana and Punjab, Plateau region of Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Suitable in intensive cropping systems. • Maturity: Early (80 -90 days) • Yield potential: 40 ton/ha • Diseases: Moderately resistant to late blight. • Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, mild flavor, no discoloration after cooking. Not suitable for processing.

Kufri Chipsona-I Morphological Characteristics • Plant: Plants are medium tall, semi erect, compact and vigorous. Stems are few, thick, slightly pigmented with poorly developed straight wings. • Foliage: Green coloured leaves open rachis green. Leaflets are ovate, smooth dull surface with entire margin. • Tubers: Tubers are white, medium to large, oval, smooth skin, flat eyes, dull white flesh. Tuber of Var. Kufri Jawahar Leaves of Var. Kufri Jawahar

Kufri Chipsona-I Agricultural Characteristics • Adaptability: Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. • Maturity: Medium (90 -110 days) • Yield potential: 40 t/ha • Diseases: Resistant to late blight. • Consumer and Processing Quality: Easy to cook, mild flavor, free from discoloration after cooking. It has high dry matter, low reducing sugars and low phenols which make the variety highly suitable for chips and French fries.