Harvesting Potatoes: Tips for Shiny, Firm Spuds and Better Market Prices

• Farmers can ensure better quality and longer storage for potatoes by following specific harvesting techniques.
• Dr. Kamlesh Ahirwar advises cutting plants at ground level before digging to improve tuber quality and prepare potatoes as seeds.
• Protecting the potato peel during collection is crucial for maintaining shine and preventing rot, even in cold storage.
• Harvest potatoes after 80-90 days when the upper part turns yellow, and always in dry weather, stopping irrigation two weeks prior.
• Use proper tools like tractor diggers or spades, avoid cutting potatoes during digging, and dry cut potatoes before storage to prevent spoilage.