BARI TPS-1
POTATO VARIETY: BARI TPS-1
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | Origin: CIP, India |
| Year of release | 1997 |
| Main characteristics | Plant slight bushy, plant height 50-60 cm, number of stem more and hard, leaf round and deep green, flower white, potato oval shape, medium size, skin smooth and bright cream color and color of flesh pale yellow and eye slight deep. Sprout initiation at first oval shape, later conical shape, slight hairy, seed dormancy 70-75 days in general temperature, crop duration 100-105 days, This variety is cultivated throughout the Bangladesh. Cultivation from true seed but second year tuber let used as seed. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi, November |
| Yield | Yield 45-50 t/ha(from true seed) and yield 30-35 t/ha(from tuberlet) |
| Resistance/tolerance | This variety virus tolerant |
