Two new varieties of potatoes got approval

MSP/16-307 and Kufri Sukhyati are included under the above project. Both of these are high yielding varieties and their storage capacity is also high. The specialty of MSP/16-307 variety is that its potatoes and pulp are purple in color and it becomes ready for digging in 90 days, whereas the Kufri Sukhyati variety becomes ready for digging in just 75 days. These varieties have been recommended for release for the northern, central and eastern plains of the country.

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