Effect of foliar application on potato yield

Authors

  • Rajendra Bhatt Department of Vegetable, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Manoj Raghav Department of Vegetable, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • S B Bhardwaj Department of Vegetable, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Lalit Bhatt Department of Vegetable, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Yashpal Singh Bisht Department of Vegetable, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Mukesh Kumar Department of Vegetable, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Keywords:

Potato, Foliar application , Nutrients, Marketable yield, Benefit:cost ratio

Abstract

A study was carried out to explore the response of foliar nutrients on economic yield and tuber quality of potato (Solanum tuberosum
L., cv. Kufri Surya) at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, during rabi season of 2017-18. The experiment had eleven treatments
replicated four times. Among all treatments, based on overall performance treatment T11 (75% N of RDF as basal + 2% foliar spray of
20:20:20 water-a soluble fertilizer at 30 and 45 DAP) was found best concerning marketable yield (36.71 t/ha), dry-matter content of
tubers (20.42%), protein content in tubers (8.05%), specific gravity of tubers (1.11 g cc-1) and benefit:cost ratio (1.96). It is concluded
that foliar application of nutrients had a notable impact on both yield and quality of potato tubers.

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Published

2025-06-13

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Rajendra Bhatt, Manoj Raghav, S B Bhardwaj, Lalit Bhatt, Yashpal Singh Bisht, & Mukesh Kumar. (2025). Effect of foliar application on potato yield. CURRENT HORTICULTURE, 13(2), 84–87. Retrieved from https://currenthorticulture.com/index.php/CURHOR/article/view/263

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): April-June

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