The Growth and Yield of Potatoes as Influenced by Planting Dates and Varieties under Dry Temperate Climate
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This investigation aimed to study the effect of planting dates and variety on plant growth and yield of potatoes. The experiment was conducted in 2023 at the Agriculture Research Farm of Kabul University. The study was designed in a split-plot, using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), and data for plant growth and yield was recorded. Statistical Tools for Agricultural Research (STAR) software analyzed the recorded data statistically. The findings of this investigation reveal that early planting dates increase the yielding capacity of potatoes. The performance of varieties regarding growth and yield was different, and variety Milva recorded the most significant plants and highest yield among all other varieties. Milva, on the early planting date, produced vigorous plants and larger tubers and recorded significantly higher yields than other varieties. Faransawi and Laura were second and third best performers after variety Milva, especially when grown in early planting dates (20th March). Based on the study's findings, it is recommended that farmers grow varieties Milva, Faransawi, or Laura on early planting dates for a higher yield of potatoes in dry temperate agro-climatic conditions.
Institutions: Kabul University, Bamyan University
Language: English
Topic: Potato Plant Research
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409038947