Zone
|
Soil
|
Dose in kg/ha
|
||
|
|
|
N |
P205 |
K20 |
|
1.North
western hill zone |
Acidic hill soil
|
120-150
|
100-150
|
120
|
2. North-eastern hill
zone
|
Acidic hill
soil
|
100-120
|
120-150
|
60
|
3. North-western plain
zone
|
Alluvial
|
180-240
|
80-100
|
100-150
|
4. North-central plain
zone
|
Alluvial
|
180-240
|
80-100
|
100-150
|
5.North-eastern plain
zone
|
Alluvial
|
180-240
|
80-100
|
100-150
|
6. Plateau zone
|
Black
|
100-120
|
60
|
60
|
7. Nilgiri zone
|
Acidic hill
|
90-120
|
135-150
|
90
|
Important potato based cropping systems
| Region | Cropping system |
|
North-western
plains(Punjab, Haryana & northern parts of Rajsthan) |
Potato-wheat-paddy/maize Potato-paddy/maize Potato-sunflower-paddy |
|
Eastern
Gangetic plains (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal & Orissa) |
Potato-greengaram-paddy Potato-maize-paddy Potato-onion-paddy Potato-groundnut-paddy Potato-jute-paddy |
|
Plateau
region (northern peninsular & mid plateau) |
Potato-sorghum/pearlmllet Potato-groundnut Potato-potato Potato-greengram |
|
North-Eastern
hills |
Potato-peas/cabbage/radish Potato-wheat-maize/peas |
|
Nilgiri
hills |
Potato-potato Potato-cabbage |
Important intercropping systems with potato.
|
Zone |
Systems
developed |
|
i)
Intercropping systems in plains |
Potato
+ sugarcane Potato
+ wheat Potato
+ mustard |
|
ii)
Intercropping systems in North-western hill zone |
Garlic
+ potato Garlic
+ peas + potato Potato-peas/cabbage/radish |