1.10.5.3. Potato Amongst vegetables, potato is grown over the largest area (for any single vegetable) in the world. In the plains of north India, potato is sown from the middle of September to the beginning of January. Two successive crops can be raised on the same land. Potato needs frequent irrigation depending upon the soil and climatic conditions. Generally, six irrigations are sufficient.
Salient details of some of the main crops of India are given in Table 1.15. Table 1.16 gives details about irrigated area under principal crops in different states (14).
