Ginger - potential spice crop

GINGER IS grown in rice fields, as intercrop in coconut gardens and also in uplands.

Average yields from ginger crop ranges from 10 to 25 tonnes per hectare. High yields from ginger can be realised with proper selection of disease free rhizoms, treating seed rhizome with mercury based fungicides, good seed bed preparation, application of 20 tonnes of compost or farm yard manure along with 75 Kg N, 50 Kg P2O5 and 50 Kg K2O per ha and mulching seed bed with green leaves.

Application of neem cake to seed bed is also recommended to reduce the incidence of rhizome rot. Mulching with green leaves will help to facilitate better sprouting, prevent erosion of soil and also adds organic matter to soil. Incidence of soft rot will be serve when there is water stagnation in the field. It is observed that application of lime and correction of acidity has helped to bring down the incidence of the disease.

Likewise if ginger is grown in the same field every year then the intensity of disease will be severe.

M. R. Hegde

Transfer of Technology Projects

Indian Council of Agricultural

Research

Bangalore-560030

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