Potato-Cultivation October 1 to 20 suitable time for potato sowing
LAHORE, Sep 30 :A conducive time for cultivating potato starts from October 1 and continues till October 20.
A spokesman for the Punjab Agriculture department said
this here on Sunday.
He said the best varieties of potato include Cardinal,Faisalabad Safaid (White), Faisalabad Surkh (Red), SH-5, PIRRed, Kuroda, Sahiwal 704, Lady Rosetta and Diamant.
He suggested growers to use certified seeds of above mentioned varieties to obtain good results.
The spokesman said that farmers could get free guidance from the agriculture offices of their respective areas.