Question: query about package and practices of turmeric.
Answer: variety : shillong type, tall clone, cl-24, pts-38, pct-13, and vk-145
soil : well drained sandy loam to clay loam rich in organic matter.
seed rate: mother or finger rhizome @ 25 q/ha.
planting time: april
spacing: 45 cm x 25 cm (row to row x plant to plant). rhizomes are to be planted in furrows at 10 cm depth.
manure and fertilizer:
fym @ 20t, urea- 10 kg, ssp- 41 kg and mop- 14 kg/bigha, half of mop and full doses or fym and p2o5 should be applied as basal. half of urea and the remaining half of mop should be side dressed at first earthing up (3 months after planting) and the remaining half of urea to be side dressed at second earthing up (4 months after planting).
interculture: as in ginger