Vol. 9, Issue 4, Part L (2025)
Heat treatment of potato tubers: A study on the efficacy of thermotherapy in reducing potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) incidence
Author(s):
Jutimala Phookan, Manoj Kr. Kalita and Palash Deb Nath
Abstract:
In the present study thermotherapy was used as a means to eliminate PLRV on the local landraces of potato of Assam, India. For this thermotherapy was applied to the tubers at temperatures of 37 °C and 40 °C for time intervals of 1 hour, 1 hour 30 minutes, 2 hours, 2 hours 30 minutes and 3 hours. The design was laid in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 11 treatments and 3 replications each. It was observed that no disease incidence was recorded at 40 °C for 2 hours 30 minutes where germination was 50 percent.
Pages: 1029-1031 | 118 Views 50 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Jutimala Phookan, Manoj Kr. Kalita and Palash Deb Nath. Heat treatment of potato tubers: A study on the efficacy of thermotherapy in reducing potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) incidence. Int. J. Adv. Biochem. Res. 2025;9(4):1029-1031. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2025.v9.i4l.4222
