Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal

 

What are the approved and high yielding varieties of potato? Top
  • Asterix

  • Sante

  • Kuroda

  • Lady Rosetta

  • Hermes

  • Faisalabad  white

  • Faisalabad  red

  • SH-5

  • PRI Red

  • Sadaf

  • Ruby

 
   
What is the suitable climate for growing potato crop? Top
Mild climate with air temperature of 20 c° to 25c° and earth temperature of 15c° to 18c° is best for potato growing.  
   
What is the best seed size of potato tubers for raising crop? Top
Suitable seed size is 35mm to 45mm weighing about 40 to 50 grams.  
   
What is the best weedicide for control of weeds in potato? Top
Metribuzon” has been proved best weedicide for control of weeds in potato crop  
   
What are the recently approved varieties of Potato crop? Top
PRI-RED, Ruby and Sadaf are the recently approved varieties of Potato crop.  
   
What is the best weedicide to control weeds in Poato crop? Top
Weedicide “Metribuzon” has been proved to be most effective in controlling weeds in Potato crop.  
   
What are the insecticides to control insect attack on Potato crop? Top
“Amidachlorpid” and “Chlropyriphos” are used to control insect attack on Potato crop.