Table 2.
Variety name | Yield potential (t/ha) | Crop maturity1 | Heat tolerance | Drought tolerance | Late blight resistance |
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Most popular varieties | |||||
KUFRI PUKHRAJ | 35–40 | EARLY | SENSITIVE | HIGH | MEDIUM |
KUFRI JYOTI | 25–30 | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE | MEDIUM | MEDIUM |
KUFRI BAHAR | 30–35 | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE |
BHURA ALOO | 24 | LATE | LOW | SENSITIVE | SENSITIVE |
KUFRI CHIPSONA | 30–35 | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE | MEDIUM | HIGH |
KUFRI SINDHURI | 30–35 | LATE | HIGH | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE |
KUFRI CHANDRAMUKHI | 20–25 | EARLY | SENSITIVE | HIGH | SENSITIVE |
KUFRI KHYATI | 25–30 | EARLY | SENSITIVE | HIGH | HIGH |
Most promising varieties | |||||
LADY ROSETTA | 30 | EARLY | HIGH | HIGH | SENSITIVE |
KUFRI MEGHA | 25–30 | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE | MEDIUM | HIGH |
KUFRI KANCHAN | 25–30 | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE | MEDIUM | MEDIUM |
KUFRI ARUN | 30–35 | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE | HIGH | HIGH |
KUFRI SURYA | 25–30 | EARLY | HIGH | MEDIUM | SENSITIVE |
Notes: 1Early: 70–90 days, Medium: 90–100 days, Medium late: 100–110 days, Late: > 110 days; a selection of further reading on varietal traits and varieties include Kumar et al. (2014) on yield potential, late blight resistance and crop maturity; Kumar and Minhas, 2013, Sharma et al., 2014 on drought tolerance and late blight resistance; Kumar and Sinha (2009) on Bhura Aloo; Sadawarti et al., (2018) on Kufri Khyati; Patel et al. (2005) and Minhas et al. (2006) on Kufri Surya.
Source:Gatto et al., 2016a, Gatto et al., 2018.