GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Here, autumn is the main potato season. The crop duration is short about 100-120 days in the West but a short spring crop can also be raised. In the central and eastern Indo Gangetic plains, the winter season is short and spring crop is invariably not possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -It might seem a little out of place to talk about the potato (Fig. 1) among tropical root crops, and yet the potato is a tropical crop. It originated in the cool tropical highlands. It has since been spread to other parts of the world, where it is now even more important than in the tropics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, and Gujarat are India’s major potato producing states. Best potato growing season is mid-June to mid-July and then during October and November. Potato crops belong to the nightshade family, Solanaceae and considered the World’s most significant food crop.

Detailed explanation-4: -Note: During the current year, Uttar Pradesh is the major Potato producing State with 31.26% of production share, followed by West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh with 23.29 %, 13.22%, 7.43% and 6.20% share respectively.