BARI ALU-4 (AILSA)
POTATO VARIETY: BARI ALU-4 (AILSA)
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | Collection from Scotland(inheritance: G.4324×Maris piper) |
| Year of release | 1993 |
| Main characteristics | Tuber: whitish, round oblong, medium size, light yellow color, light yellow flesh, skin smooth, shallow eye, plant slight bushy no of stem more and light green, leaf medium, almost round and light green. Sprout initiation time 3 month more, for this reason this variety store in general temperature up to 5-6 month, at first sprouting round shape, later it will taller, bronze red violet, slight green on the base and slight hairy. This variety has long time storage capability. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi and November. |
| Yield | 25-30 t/ha |
| Resistance/tolerance | Virus tolerant. |