Kufri Bahar
From CPRI Shimla — a dual-purpose variety suited to both the fresh table market and processing, and one of the most widely grown potatoes on the northern plains after Kufri Jyoti.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Potato
- Type
- Planting material
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- 90–100 days
- Expected yield
- 300–350 q/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- Released 1980 · ICAR-CPRI, Shimla · cross Kufri Red × Gineke
About this variety
Kufri Bahar was released in 1980 by ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, from the cross Kufri Red × Gineke. It is a semi-vigorous, input-responsive mid-season variety that became one of the most widely grown potatoes across the Indo-Gangetic plains, valued for its dual-purpose tubers — equally suited to the fresh table market and to processing — and for good keeping quality in storage.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
90–100 days
Expected yield
300–350 q/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Susceptible to early and late blight, charcoal rot, viruses and cyst nematode
- Immune to wart disease
- Tolerant to gemini virus
- Slow rate of seed degeneration in storage
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Dual-purpose tubers — good for both the fresh table market and processing, unlike single-purpose varieties
- Semi-vigorous, input-responsive plant that rewards good management with a solid yield
- Good keeping quality and a slow rate of seed degeneration in storage
Things to consider
- No built-in blight protection — susceptible to both early and late blight, needs a planned spray schedule
- Input-responsive means yield drops off more than a low-input variety like Kufri Jyoti if management is inconsistent
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab
- Bihar
- West Bengal
Frequently asked questions
What makes Kufri Bahar a "dual-purpose" potato?
Its tubers work equally well for the fresh table market and for processing, unlike varieties bred for only one use — that flexibility, plus good storage keeping quality, is why it spread widely across the Indo-Gangetic plains.
Sourced from: KUFRI BAHAR variety profile — PotatoPro. editorial policy.