BARI TPS-2

POTATO VARIETY: BARI TPS-2

 

 

 

 

 

Main Features of the Variety

Developed byBangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
Method of development/originCIP, India
Year of release 1997
Main characteristics Plant slight bushy, plant height 45-50 cm, number of stem more and leaf hard and light green, leaf slight taller and polar part slight erect, potato round-oval shape, skin smooth and light yellow color and color of flesh pale yellow and eye slight deep.

Sprout initiation at first tight, later oval shape, color deep red-violet and 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
YieldYield 45-50 t/ha(from true seed) and yield 30-35 t/ha (from  tuberlet)
Resistance/toleranceThis variety virus tolerant

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