Name the recommended varieties of potato.
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Explanation:
India is a vast country which enjoys diverse agricultural climatic conditions. This is the prime reason why different varies of potatoes are grown under diverse conditions. This helps in generating higher yields.
In India the potato growing zone may be divided into
- Northern hills
- Northwestern plains
- Eastern hills
- Plateau region
- Southern hills
Northern hills
The kharif season in the northern hills is considered as the growing season which are accompanied by long days. Kufri Giriraj and Kufri Jyoti are the main varieties suggested for this regions.
Northwestern plains
The northwestern plain consists of Indo Gangetic plains which starts from Punjab( West) to West Bengal( East). Potato is mainly grown in autumn in this region. The varities of potatoes suggested for this region are Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Jawahar, Kufri Sutlej, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Ashoka, Kufri Anand, Kufri Sindhuri, Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Sindhuri.
Eastern hills
Eastern hills has two crop summer and kharif crops. Kufri Megha and Kufri Jyoti are the potato varieties suggested for the region.
Plateau Region
Plateau region under two types of crops kharif and rabi . Kufri Lauvkar and Kufri Jyoti is recommended for this region.
Southern hills
Potato is grown in the Nilgiri hills in the southern region. Kufri Swarna and Kufri Jyoti are the varieties suggested for this region.
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