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Saikat: a New Potato Variety for Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

M.H. Rashid
Tuber Crops Research Center, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

M.M. Hossain
Tuber Crops Research Center, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

M. Hossain
Tuber Crops Research Center, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

A.A. Mahmud
Tuber Crops Research Center, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

M.I. Akhtar
Tuber Crops Research Center, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

M.S. Kadian
International Potato Center, South West & Central Asia, NASC complex, Pusa, New Delhi -110012, India

E. Chujoy, M. Bonierbale
International Potato Center, Apartado 1558, Lima 12, Peru

S. Ilangantileke
International Potato Center, South West & Central Asia, NASC complex, Pusa, New Delhi -110012, India

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The potato variety Provento from Netherlands, and CIP (International Potato Center) clone 88.163 were evaluated for commercial cultivation in Bangladesh. In respect of yield and other qualities, both the genotypes were at par with the standard popular Dutch varieties Diamant and Cardinal. The CIP clone 88.163 named as “Saikat” (meaning sea shore) is recommended for cultivation in coastal areas of the country. ‘Saikat’ was superior to the check varieties in respect of resistance to late blight and virus diseases, and keeping quality under natural conditions.

Keywords: Potato, Saline areas, Yield trials

Location: Bogra, Joydebpur, Jamalpur, RajshahiPatuakhali and Sathkhira

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Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Potato

Objectives:

To evaluate the performance of Netherlands variety Provento, and the CIP clone 88.163 in Bangladesh

Methodology:

The clone CIP 88.163 and Dutch variety Provento were evaluated in yield trials at Bogra, Joydebpur, Jamalpur and Rajshahi alongwith the two best performing Dutch varieties Cardinal (red skin) and Diamant (white skin) as check. Each trial was replicated 3-4 times in randomized complete block design (RCBD). The plot size was 9 to 12 m² at research stations, but variable at farmers’ fields. Additional trials were conducted in the coastal areas of Patuakhali and Sathkhira (Khulna) to assess their suitability in saline areas. Standard cultural practices were followed at all the locations. Data on tuber yield, morphological characters, maturity etc. were recorded. Disease incidence was recorded visually for viruses and late blight infection. For postharvest studies, 30 tubers (ten each of large, medium and small size) of each genotype were stored in net boxes at ambient temperature. Weight loss and rottage were recorded at 15-day intervals up to 150 days after harvest. Days to sprouting was counted from the day of harvest to the day when 50% of the tubers started sprouting.

Source of Information: Potato Journal, 35 (1 - 2): 9-11, 2008

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Funding Source:

1. CGIAR

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Achievement/Findings:

The National Seed Board (NSB) of Bangladesh has approved the CIP clone 88.163 for commercial cultivation in costal areas of Bangladesh. It has been named as ‘Saikat’ (meaning sea shore). The variety Provento was also recommended by the NSB for commercial cultivation in Bangladesh. The release of a new potato variety for costal zone is expected to improve food security and
reduce poverty of farmers though enhanced productivity.

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