Detail:

According to the farmers of hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh the parallel sowing of potato reduces the rotting of potato tubers. Farmers in the region, pratice parallel sowing of potato, the variety needs less water, however this type of sowing increses soil erosions, which is a major problem in the region. CPRI (Central Potato Research Institute), recommended cross sowing to conserve water and check soil erosion. However according to the farmers, sowing the crops across the slopes and making ridges by earthing up will result in water logging of the fields, which results (as claimed by them) in rotting of tubers. However CPRI agrees that to the fact that some of the earlier varieties like upto date did not grow in water logged area and this also created congenial environment for late-blight disease but now with the coming of late-blight resistant varieties this problem is being considered by farmers out of proportions. So they have recommended the farmers to switch to blight resistant varieties of potato. Thus the farmers would be able to get good crop, conserve water and check soil errosion

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Communicator Dr.Hiranand,head, division of social science,CPRI
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western Himalayas, Warm Subhumid (To Humid With Inclusion OfPerhumid) Eco-Region. (14.3)
Address:
District: Shimla
State: Himachal Pradesh
PIN Code 171001

Crop: Potato
Crop Family: Solaneceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Solanum tuberosum)
Crop Vernacular Name: aalu

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PAS 1:

"Management of late blight of potato."
https://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/58251.pdf

PAS 2:

"Late Blight Disease Of Potato And Its Management
file:."
https://www.intechopen.com/books/potato-from-incas-to-all-over-the-world/management-of-late-blight-of-potato