Potato

Potato — 2Seed selection & treatment

  • Seed tubers

    Use disease-free, well-sprouted seed tubers of 40–50 g. Seed rate: 3,000–3,500 kg/ha. The source also gives a chemical fumigant treatment to break tuber dormancy — use it only with guidance from your Horticulture Officer.

    Pending expert review
    Source
    Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Potato – Season and planting; seed rate, p. 134
    Region
    Tamil Nadu
    Last updated
    2026-11-04