Potato
Varieties
Name of the variety/ Area & its Characteristics
Kufri Sindhuri
Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh,
Jammu &Kashmir, Medium, round red deep eyes. Moderately resistant to
early blight and tolerant to Potato Leaf Roll Virus (PLRV). Slow rate of
degeneration. Can tolerate temperature and water stress to some extent. Crop
matures in 110-120 days. Average yield is 40 t/ha. Tolerant to late blight
disease. Suitable for processing.
Kufri Chandramukhi
Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Large, oval, white, slightly flattened, fleet eyes and dull white flesh. Average yield
is 25 t/ha. Crop matures in 80-90 days. Suitable for instant flakes and chips.
Kufri Jyoti
Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka &
WestBengal. Large, oval, white, fleet eyes and white flesh. Crop matures early in
hills, Average yield in hills 20 t/ha. Moderately resistant to early and late blight. Slow
rate of degeneration. It is suitable for processing purpose.
Kufri Lauvkar
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka .
Large, round, white, fleet eyes and white flesh. Able to build up yields rapidly
under warmer climate. Crop matures in 75-80 days. Average yield is 30 t/ha.
Suitable for chip making.
Kufri Badshah
Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu &
Kashmir.
Large, oval, white, fleet eyes, dull white flesh, and tubers turn purple on
exposure to light. Moderately resistant to early and late blight and resistant to
Potato Virus X (PVX). Crop matures in 100-110 days. Average yield is 50 t/ha.
Suitable for table purpose.
Kufri Bahar
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Large, round-oval, white, medium deep eyes. Slow rate of degeneration.
Crop matures in 100-110 days. Average yield is 45 t/ha. Suitable for table
purpose.
Kufri Lalima
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Large to medium, red, round, medium deep eyes and white flesh. Crop matures in
100-110 days. Average yield 40t/ha. Moderately resistant to early blight. Resistant to
Potato Virus Y (PVY). Not suitable for processing
Kufri Jawahar
Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka.
Medium, round-oval, creamy white, fleet eyes and pale yellow flesh. Crop
matures in 80-90 days. Average yield is 40 t/ha. Moderately resistant to late
blight. Suitable in intensive-cropping systems. Suitable for table purpose.
Kufri Sutlej
Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Large, oval, white, fleet eyes and white flesh. Crop matures in 90-100 days. Average
yield is 40 t/ha. Moderately resistant to late blight. Suitable for table purpose.
Kufri Ashoka
Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Large, oval-long, white, fleet eyes and white flesh. Susceptible to late light. Crop
matures in 70-80 days, Average yield is 40 t/ha. Suitable for
tablepurpose.
Kufri Pukhraj
Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
Large, oval, slightly tapered, white, fleet eyes and yellow flesh. Crop matures in
70-90 days. Average yield is 40t/ha. Resistant to early blight and moderately
resistant to late blight. Suitable for table purpose.
Kufri Chipsona-1
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Medium to large, oval, white, fleet eyes and dull white flesh. Crop matures in 90-110
days. Average yield is 40 t/ha. Resistant to late blight and tolerant to frost. Suitable
for making chips and French fries.
Kufri Chipsona-2
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Medium, Round-oval, white, fleet eyes and yellow flesh. Crop matures in 90-
110 days. Average yield is 35 t/ha. Resistant to late blight and tolerant to
frost. Suitable for making chips and French fries.
Kufri Anand
Plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Medium oval-long, white, flattened, fleet eyes, smooth skin and white flesh.
Resistant to late blight and tolerant to frost. Average yield is 35-40 t/ha. Crop
matures in 100-110 days. Suitable for preparing French fries.
Exotic Varieties:
USA
Processing Purpose
White potato, Burbank Russet, Katahdin.
Table & Processing Purpose
Russet, Round White, Long White, Round Red, Yellow Flesh, Blue and Purple.
