KUFRI NEELKANTH: PURPLE SKIN COLOURED SPECIALITY POTATO VARIETY OF INDIA.

Kufri Neelkanth is a medium maturing, main season, high yielding speciality table potato variety suitable for cultivation in North Indian plains. It is a clonal selection from the cross between MS/89-1095 x CP3290. Its plants are tall and vigorous with field resistance to late blight. It produces attractive purple coloured ovoid tubers with shallow eyes and light yellow flesh, possess good keeping quality. Kufri Neelkanth possess comparatively higher anti-oxidants as compared to other red skin varieties. It is fertilizer responsive and capable of yielding 35-38 t/ha under optimum agronomical practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]