
	Journal of Agronomy
	Year: 2007 \| Volume: 6 \| Issue: 1 \| Page No.: 88-93 DOI: 10.3923/ja.2007.88.93

Flower, Berry and True Potato Seed Production in Potato Mother Plants (Solanum tuberosum L.). 2. Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilizers

Tuhin Suvra Roy , Takashi Nishizawa and Mohammed Hazrat Ali

Abstract: The combined effects of different levels of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers on flowering and yield components of True Potato Seed (TPS) were investigated using crosses of ♀MF-II and ♂TPS-67. Twelve combinations of 3 N (0, 225 and 300 kg ha^-1, respectively) and 4 K (0, 125, 175 and 225 kg ha^-1, respectively) levels were applied to MF-II. Different levels of N or K showed significant effects on flowering and TPS yield. The combinations of N and K were also significant for most of the parameters except for the number of flowers inflorescence^-1, number of berries plant^-1 and number of TPS per small and medium size berry. Out of 12 treatment combinations, 225 kg N and 225 kg K ha^-1produced the highest number of berries (22.7) and yield of berries plant^-1 (207.2 g), whereas 225 kg N and 125 kg K ha^-1 produced the maximum number of TPS berry^-1 (196). The weight of 100-TPS increased with increasing N rate but decreased with increasing K rate; the results revealed that an inverse relation was observed between N and K on 100-TPS weight. The highest 100-TPS weight (83.8 mg) and maximum quantity (113.0 kg ha^-1) of quality (> 1.18 mm) TPS were obtained with the application of 300 kg N and 125 kg K ha^-1, while 225 kg N and 125 kgK ha^-1 produced the highest TPS yield (145.3 kg ha^-1). Our study showed that 300 kg N and 125 kgK ha^-1 was the best combination for commercial production of quality TPS obtained from MF-II x TPS-67.

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Tuhin Suvra Roy , Takashi Nishizawa and Mohammed Hazrat Ali , 2007. Flower, Berry and True Potato Seed Production in Potato Mother Plants (Solanum tuberosum L.). 2. Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilizers . Journal of Agronomy, 6: 88-93.

DOI: 10.3923/ja.2007.88.93

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ja.2007.88.93

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