questions: asking for the fertilizer doses of turmeric for a land of 1 bigha and its method of application. 
 answers: 5, 30, 6 and 300 kilo grams of urea, single super phosphate, muriate of potash and farm yard manure respectively has been suggested to cultivate turmeric in a lnad of 1 bigha. half of ssp and full doses of fym and mop to be applied as basal during final land pudding. half of urea and the remaining half of ssp to be side dressed at first earthing (3 months after planting) and the remaining half of urea to be side dressed at second earthing up (4 months after planting).