questions: asking about cultivation practices of potato 
 answers: varieties 
kufri jyoti, kufri muthu, kufri swarna, kufri thangam, kufri malar, kufri soga and kufri giriraj are commonly cultivated.

soil 
the soil should be friable, porous and well drained. the optimum soil ph range is 4.8 to 5.4. it prefers a cool weather. potato is mostly grown as a rainfed crop in regions receiving a rainfall of 1200 – 2000 mm per annum.

season
hills 
summer         :  march – april
autumn          :  august – september
irrigated          :  january – february

plains 
planting is done during october – november in plains.

seed rate 
about 3000 – 3500 kg/ha of seeds is required.

seed treatment
use carbon disulphide 30 g/100 kg of seeds for breaking the dormancy and inducing sprouting of tubers.