Literature


This database has been created using the data from the technical Bull. No. 78(Revised) titled Indian Potato Varieties and their salient feature by Vinod Kumar, SK Luthra, Vinay Bhardwaj and BP Singh.
The Central Potato Research Institute,Shimla (CPRI) is a national institute devoted to R&D activities of potato. One of the mandates of the Institute is to develop improved potato varieties for different agro-climatic conditions of the country. Nearly 80% of the potato in India is grown in Indo-gangetic plains. Remaining area is in hills and plateau. The varietal requirements of these regions vary due to their varying agro-ecological conditions.
The genetic improvement of a crop is a continous task as growers and consumers requirements go on changing, and new diseases,pests and abiotic stresses continue to evolve. Till now, the CPRI has developed 51 varieties and a TPS population for different agro-climatic regions of the country.