The present study, titled "Effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium on Soil Nutrient Status of Seed Tuber Production Derived from Apical Rooted Cuttings of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) var. Kufri Badshah under Central Telangana Region," was conducted during the rabi season of 2023-2024 at the Fruit Research Station, Sangareddy, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University. The experiment employed a Randomized Block Design with seven NPK treatments each replicated three times.
The results demonstrated that treatment T7 (150:125:150 NPK kg/ha) had recorded highest yield/ha (15.6 t/ha), maximum difference in available nitrogen (128.54 kg/ha), phosphorous (62.52 kg/ha) and potassium (112.46 kg/ha) before and after harvest and also shown maximum availability of nitrogen (256.46 kg/ha), phosphorous (92.48 kg/ha) and potassium (342.54 kg/ha) in the soil after harvest of the crop. It also recorded highest electric conductivity (0.41 dS/m) and lowest pH (7.01) in the soil after harvest.
This study highlights the potential of optimized NPK management to improve potato production, particularly in the region under study.
