Question: asking query regarding potato cultivation
Answer: suggested :
seed treatment: in case of cut seds ,the pieces are to be dipped in mancozeb (indofil m-45) @ 5 g/l of water for 10 minutes and then followed by drying in shade thinly for 48 hours,or covered with moist gunny bags for 2-3 days for suberization.
seed rate: 3-4 quintal/bigha.
fertility management: apply 12 kg urea, 16 kg ssp and 10 kg mop per bigha
fertilizers quantity of mixed fertilizers should be applied in furrows as basl application and be covered with a thin layer of soils so that tubers do not came into direct contact with the fertilizers.
mulching : adoption of mulching under rain-fed situations increases tuber rain-fed situations increases tuber yield.