Turmeric,
basically a
tropical plant
of ginger family
is the rhizome
or underground
stem, with a
rough, segmented
skin. The length
of main rhizome
is approximately
2.5 - 7 cm (1 -
3 inches) in
length with a
diameter of 2.5
cm (1 inch),
with smaller
tubers branching
off. The color
of rhizome is
yellowish-brown
with a dull
orange interior
and color of
powder is bright
yellow.
Family Name
:
Zingiberaceae,
Botanical name :
Curcuma Longa
Hindi Name: Haldi
Arabic Name
:
Curcum
Turmeric is a
very important
spice in India
from ancient
times.
Color
:
Bright yellow
India is today
the largest
exporter of
turmeric to
discerning
countries like
the Middle East,
the UK, USA and
Japan. Some of
the
well-accepted
varieties are: 'Alleppey
Finger' and
'Erode turmeric'
(from Tamil Nadu),
'Rajapore' and 'Sangli
turmeric' (from
Maharashtra) and
'Nizamabad Bulb'
(from Andhra
Pradesh). India
also exports
turmeric in
powder form and
as oleoresin.
NAME IN
INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Curcuma
French
Curcuma
German
Kurkuma
Gelbwurzel
Swedish
Gurkmeja
Arabic
Kurkum
Dutch
Geelwortel
Italian
Curcuma
Portuguese
Acafrao-da-India
Russian
Zholty
Imbir
Chinese
Yu.Chin
Japanese
Ukon
Indian Turmeric, which is also
popularly known as "Indian
Saffron", because of its bright
yellow color, is considered the
best in the world. Turmeric is
mildly aromatic and has scents
of orange or ginger. It has a
pungent, bitter flavor.
Turmeric, with its brilliant
yellow color, has been used as a
dye, medicine, and flavoring
since 600 BC. India singularly
produces nearly the world's
whole crop of turmeric and uses
about 80% of it. Turmeric is one
of the key ingredients in many
curries, giving them color and
flavor.
The land is ploughed 4-6 times
to bring the soil to a fine
tilth. The land is divided into
beds of 1 m width and convenient
length with a spacing of 30 cm
between the beds for drainage
channels. In the case of the
irrigated crop, ridges and
furrows are prepared and the
rhizomes are planed in shallow
pits on the top of the ridges.
Spacing generally adopted is
45-60 cm between the ridges and
15-22 cm between the plants. In
beds, rhizomes are planted 22-35
cm apart in each direction. For
sowing both the mother-rhizomes,
the fingers are used. The
fingers are cut into pieces each
4-5 cm long, and the mother
rhizomes are planted as such or
split into two; each having at
least one sound bud. The seed is
sometimes sprouted under moist
straw before sowing. Depending
on the spacing adopted and the
extent of mixed cropping the
seed-rate may vary from
2,000-2,500 kg per ha. As an
inter-crop in a fruit-garden it
may be as low as 400-500 kg per
ha. The crop is sown from April
to July, depending upon the
tract. As in the case of ginger,
mulching the bed with green
leaves is an important practice
beneficial to this crop when
planting is done on raised beds.
Two or three mulchings are
given, the first immediately
after planting and the second
and the third at intervals of
40-50 days.
Turmeric
Finger
Seeds Prices Rates in Rs.
(per Qtl.) 2800/3000
NAME IN
INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGES
The land is ploughed 4-6 times
to bring the soil to a fine
tilth. The land is divided into
beds of 1 m width and convenient
length with a spacing of 30 cm
between the beds for drainage
channels. In the case of the
irrigated crop, ridges and
furrows are prepared and the
rhizomes are planed in shallow
pits on the top of the ridges.
Spacing generally adopted is
45-60 cm between the ridges and
15-22 cm between the plants. In
beds, rhizomes are planted 22-35
cm apart in each direction. For
sowing both the mother-rhizomes,
the fingers are used. The
fingers are cut into pieces each
4-5 cm long, and the mother
rhizomes are planted as such or
split into two; each having at
least one sound bud. The seed is
sometimes sprouted under moist
straw before sowing. Depending
on the spacing adopted and the
extent of mixed cropping the
seed-rate may vary from
2,000-2,500 kg per ha. As an
inter-crop in a fruit-garden it
may be as low as 400-500 kg per
ha. The crop is sown from April
to July, depending upon the
tract. As in the case of ginger,
mulching the bed with green
leaves is an important practice
beneficial to this crop when
planting is done on raised beds.
Two or three mulchings are
given, the first immediately
after planting and the second
and the third at intervals of
40-50 days.
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