In Dashoguz velayat, active harvesting of potatoes is underway, planted on 8 thousand 800 hectares of land.
As reported by "Turkmenistan: Golden Age", the basis of the harvest is made up of such common varieties of potatoes as "Santa", "Dostum", "Gala" and others. All of them are distinguished by good taste, high productivity, resistance to various diseases, suitability for long-term storage and transportation.
In Shavat etrap, about 17 thousand tons of tubers have already been prepared to date. This etrap, along with Akdepe, is the largest producer of potatoes in the region.
Overall, farmers in the velayat intend to harvest at least 140 centners of the crop from each hectare, the source notes.
