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ALU-1 (Potato)
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Released
in 1990
for cultivation
throughout
the country,
good for
early
planting.
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Plants
with vigorous
growth,50-60
cm height
and 4-5
stems
per plant.
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Tubers
are light
cream
colour
with light
yellow
flesh,
flat-
round
with medium
deep eyes.
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Crop
duration
80-85
days but
can be
harvested
at 60-65
days for
early
market.
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Yield
30-40
t/ha |
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Quick
growing
and can
stand
natural
hazards.
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Optimum
planting
time is
15 to
30 November |
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ALU-7 (Potato)
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Released
in 1993
for cultivation
throughout
the country. |
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Tubers
are white,
oval-
oblong,
smooth
skin with
shallow
eyes.
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Life
90-95
days.
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Yield
25-40
t/ha. |
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At present,
most popular
variety
of Bangladesh.
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Optimum
planing
time is
15 to
30 November.
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ALU-8 (Potato)
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Released
in 1993
for cultivation
throughout
the country.
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Tubers
are red,
oval-oblong,
smooth
skin with
shallow
eyes.
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Life
90-95
days |
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Yield
25-40
t/ha.
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It is
the second
popular
variety
of Bangladesh
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Optimum
planting
time is15
to 30
November. |
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| BARI
ALU-12 (Potato)
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Released
in 1993
for cultivation
throughout
the country. |
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Plants
with vigorous
growth
and strong
stout
stems.
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Tubers
are light
yellow,
oval-
round
with medium
deep eyes. |
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Life
90-95
days.
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Yield
20-35
t/ha |
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Optimum
planting
time is
15 to
30 November
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Moderately
heat tolerant
and can
stand
natural
hazards.
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Low
degeneration
rate.
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ALU-13 (Potato)
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Released
in 1994
for cultivation
throughout
the country.
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Tubers
are pale
white,
round-
oval to
round,
rosette
skin light
yellow
flesh
and shallow
eyes.
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Life
90-95
days |
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Yield
25-30
t/ha |
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It has
long dormancy
and good
keeping
quality
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Good
for export.
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Optimum
planting
time15
to 30
November.
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ALU-17 (Potato)
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Released
in 2000
for cultivation
throughout
the country.
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Plants
are medium
with strong
and stout
stem,
vigorous
growth.
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Tubers
are attractive
red, oval
to long-oval,
smooth
with shallow
eyes.
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Life
90-95
days |
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Yield
25-30
t/ha.
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Has
sticky
texture
and can
be used
as a substitute
of local
varieties.
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Moderately
resistant
to late
blight
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Optimum
planting
time 15-30
November. |
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| BARI
TPS-1 (True
Potato Seed)
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Hybrid
potato
variety
of Bangladesh
produced
from true
potato
seed (TPS).
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Released
in 1997
mainly
for the
production
of seedling
tubers
which
are in
turn,
used as
seed for
ware potato
production.
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Tubers
are white,
round
to oval
in shape,
smooth
skin with
medium
deep eyes.
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Life:
TPS to
seedling
tuber:
100 days;
seedling
tuber
to potato:
90-95
days.
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Yield: TPS
to seedling
tuber: 45-60
t/ha: Seedling
tuber to potato:
30-40 t/ha.
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Optimum planting
time: TPS to
seedling tuber:
Nov. 1-15; seedling
tuber to potato:
November 15-30
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Moderately
resistant to
late blight.
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SP-1 (Sweet potato)
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A high yielding
variety of sweet
potato, released
in 1985 |
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Vine colour
violet and hair
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Vine tip and
leaf green |
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Tuber skin
colour is white
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Flesh colour
is white and
medium soft
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Average tuber
weight is 225
g |
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Vitamin-A
content is about
450 IU per 100
g edible portion
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Yield is 40-45
t/ha |
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Suitable for the
preparations of chips,
Jam, Jelly, Sauce,
Haula etc. |
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Suitable for salinity
condition |
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SP-2 (Sweet potato)
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A high yielding
variety of sweet
potato, released
in 1985 |
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Vine tip violet,
leaf green |
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Skin and flesh
colour of the
tuber is orange |
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Flesh is soft-textured |
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Average weight
of tuber is
200 g |
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Vitamin-A
content is about
7500 IU per
100 g edible
portion |
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Yield is 40-45
t/ha |
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Suitable for the
preparations of Jam,
Jelly, Chips, Sauce,
Halua etc. |
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SP-3 (Sweet potato)
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A local improved
variety of sweet
potato, released
in 1988 |
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Vine colour
is green |
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Leaves are
lobed and green
in colour |
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Skin and flesh
colour of tuber
is white |
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Average tuber
weight is 190
g |
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The flesh
is devoid of
vitamin-A |
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Dry matter
content is high
(about 33%)
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Yield is 30-35
t/ha |
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Tolerant to
sweet potato
weevil |
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Suitable for
drought and
salinity conditions
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