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Agriculture · Q573

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 573

Q573

Dehaulming is done in potato for

A.
Higher yield
B.
Quality seed tuber
Answer
C.
Higher starch content
D.
Higher protein content

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Dehaulming in potato production is the practice of detaching the vegetative part of the potato plant, found above the ground from the root tubers.
It is the pre-harvest practice aimed at hardening the skin of the tubers which provides the best quality seed tubers.