Jitendra Kumar and Rajeev Ranjan

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the crucial crops considered the fourth most important food crop after rice, wheat, and maize in Bihar. Their high yield, nutritional value, and climate change resilience make them an essential part of rural livelihoods and food security. Despite its significant value, productivity of potato is still lower in Bihar as compared to the national average productivity. It appears primarily due to inferior seed tubers quality that is prone to high disease incidence. Seed production based on microtuber provides an efficient, disease-free, and rapid multiplication alternative to conventional seed production method. This review paper confers an overview of the microtuber production technology, its integration with aeroponic and net-house systems, and its potential application in Bihar. It covers the present seed supply constraints, institutional support, economic viability, and future opportunities for establishing Bihar as a center for quality potato seed production.

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