N. U. AHMED1*, M. H. MUNSHI2, M. SALIM2, S. C. HALDER3 and M. A. HAQUE4
1Senior Scientific Officer (CC), Tuber Crops Research Sub Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Munshigonj, 2Scientific Officer, Tuber Crops Research Sub Centre, BARI, Munshigonj, 3Scientific Officer, Department of Bio-Tech., BARI, Joydevpur, Gazipur and 4Professor Department of Horticulture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author’s Email: nizamso92@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was carried out at the research farm of Tuber Crops Research Sub-Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Munshiganj, Bangladesh during rabi season of 2012-2013 with four different cutting viz. one eye tuber, two eye tuber, half cut tuber and whole tuber of four promising potato varieties i.e; Diamant, Asterix, Granola and Cardinal. To find out appropriate cutting size or condition of tuber as well as the suitable variety for profitable cultivation and also minimize the production cost response of the variety to the cutting condition. Yield and yield contributing characters and most of the plant characters were significantly varied in case of main effects and the interaction effects. The highest yield 43.42 t/ha was observed in variety diamant with 2-eyed cutting condition and lowest yield produced by granola with one eyed cutting conditions.
Keywords: Cutting condition, Varieties, Yield and Profitable cultivation.