Potato is a cool-weather crop. Soil should be friable, porous and well drained, with pH 4.8–5.4. In Tamil Nadu it is mostly grown rainfed in areas with 1200–2000 mm rain a year. Season: plains October–November; hills March–April (summer), August–September (autumn) and January–February (irrigated). Varieties in the source: Kufri Gridari, Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Muthu, Kufri Swarna, Kufri Thangam and Kufri Malar.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Potato – Varieties; soil and climate; season, p. 134
