BARI ALU -12(DHEERA)
POTATO VARIETY: BARI ALU -12(DHEERA)
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | Origin: CIP, Peru |
| Year of release | 1993 |
| Main characteristics | Tuber light yellow, oval round, skin smooth, medium, light yellow flesh, eye medium deep. Number of eye is more in polar side, plant rapid growing, number of stem more and leaf deep green. Sprout initiation at first oval shape, later it will as like short stem, color deep blue violet, more hairy, seed dormancy 65-70 days in general temperature, crop duration 90-95 days, This variety is cultivated throughout the Bangladesh. Storage capability high, so without cold storage 3-4 month it can store. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi and November. |
| Yield | 25-30 t/ha |
| Resistance/tolerance | This variety is virus tolerant and temperature tolerant |