Potato

Potato is India’s most important tuber crop and serves as a staple food, vegetable, and industrial raw material due to its high productivity and nutritional value.
India is the second-largest potato producer globally, with cultivation supporting food security, processing industries, and farmers’ livelihoods.
Potato is rich in carbohydrates, vitamin C, potassium, and dietary fibre, making it an important component of balanced diets.

Why Your Potato Needs Phosphorus?

Rooting & Stolon
Growth

Phosphorus promotes early root establishment and stolon development, creating a strong foundation for tuber formation.

Tuber Yield
& Bulking

Adequate phosphorus enhances tuber initiation, tuber bulking, and dry matter accumulation, resulting in higher marketable yield.

Quality & Storage
Life

Balanced phosphorus nutrition improves nutrient-use efficiency and contributes to better tuber quality, storage potential, and processing suitability.
Bihar Gujarat Haryana Jharkhand Punjab Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

Potato

Government Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (Kg/ha)

N

200

P

150

K

150

Micronutrient

Not applicable

OCP Nutricrops TSP Dosage: For P Requirement (Kg/ha)

Dose

326

The Best Way to Apply

Apply at the time of sowing.

Selected State: West Bengal

Major Growing States: Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat

Source: Crop Information

Source: Government Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (Kg/ha)

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