PHONOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF COMMONLY KNOWN TUBER VEGETABLE PLANT – POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.)

Mali; M.S.; B. P. Khokhariya; Y.B.Dabgar

Volume : III, Issue : IV, April - 2014

PHONOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF COMMONLY KNOWN TUBER VEGETABLE PLANT – POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.)

Mali, M. S. , B. P. Khokhariya, Y. B. Dabgar

Abstract :

The present paper deals with phonological and reproductive observation of commonly known plant potato (Solenum tuberosum L.) in the Deesa and its adjoining area of Banaskantha district. Deesa taluka is popular for potato production in the Gujarat and called �POTATO CITY�. Potato plants are annual long day plant, herbaceous perennials that grow about 60 cm (24 in) high, depending on variety, the culms dying back after flowering. They bear white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers with yellow stamens. The phonological and reproductive characters were observed through micro observation (plant height, no. of leaf, inflorescence per plant, flower per inflorescence, flower anthesis, pollen study, stigma receptivity etc.) and collecting data. Potato plants are grown during winter (November to March) with cool and humid environment.