International Journal of Horticulture, 2024, Vol.14, No.6, 333-342 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 334 average. To address this issue, it is essential to evaluate the performance of different potato varieties to identify the most suitable ones for local cultivation. It provides an overview of some recommended potato varieties for mid and high hill region of Nepal, including their maturity days, yield potentials, and specific traits such as disease resistance and adaptability to different climatic conditions (Table 1). Table 1 Some recommended varieties of potato for mid hills and high hills of Nepal Name of variety Released date (B.S) Days to maturity Yield (t/ha) Recommended domain Characteristics Kufri Jyoti 2049 110 23 Mid and high hills Resistance to blight and wart Desiree 2049 110-120 23 Terai, midhills and highhills Moderately resistance to blight, resistant to wart Janakdev 2056 110 39.4 Terai, midhills and highhills Moderately resistant to late blight (Shrestha et al., 2019) and wart, hailstone tolerant, wide adaptability Khumal seto-1 2056 110 38.7 Mid and high hills Resistance to blight and wart, leaf curl virus, drought, hailstone Khumal laxmi 2065 120-140 24-28 Terai, midhills and highhills Resistance to blight and wart Khumal ujjwol 2071 100-120 25 Mid and high hills Less insect problem due to trichome in stem Khumal bikas 2075 100-110 25.75 Mid and high hills - Source: Joshi et al., 2016; Krishi Diary, 2078 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Location The field experiment was conducted in farmer's field at Khibang-06, Myagdi from February to June 2022. It is located at co-ordinates of latitude and longitude 28° 30' 50.3'' N to 83° 21' 50.7'' E respectively. 2.2Layout The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). There were 5 treatments and each treatment were replicated four times. There were 5 different varieties as treatments namely: Desiree, Janakdev, Kufri Jyoti, Mustang local and Myagdi local (Mixture of White (Seto) and Red (Rato)) as treatments. The plan of layout of the experiment was of plot size 2.5 m×1.5 m i.e. 3.75 m2 (Figure 1). There were altogether 20 plots. Each plot had 4 rows with 7 potatoes in each row with plant-plant spacing of 20 cm and row-row spacing of 60 cm. Figure 1 Field layout (A) and Plot layout (B)
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