Curcuma longa(Turmeric) Variety: Lakadong
Perennial, used as spice/ colouring food, available variety with increased
curcumin content
Planting season
Spring/monsoon
Planting
65,000 plants / ha with a spacing of 0.6 m between rows and 0.25m
between plants
Economics
Harvesting can be started nine months after planting.Yield ranges
from 16,000-22,000 Kg/ha under irrigated and 6000-9000 Kg/ha under
rainfed conditions.The price ranges from Rs.60-70/kg in the market.
Humulus lupulus (Hops)
Hardy, climbing perennial, female cones used for flavouring beer
Planting season
Spring
Planting
Plant to about 2m x 2m ,for ca 2600 plants / ha
Economics
Yields vary accordingly to locality,climatic conditions,and variety.Average
yileds range from 860 to 1890 kg cones/ha
Solanum tuberosum (Potato) Varieties: Kufri series
Microtubers, minitubers and plantlets for seed/table purpose
Planting season
Early winter/spring
Planting
50,000 microtubes produced by in vitro technique are sufficient to
cover an area of 512 acres with certified disease -free seed potato
Economics
In the 5 th cycle of multiplication the cost of seed potato produced
from microtubers is less than half of that produced by conventional
approach ( i.e.Rs.3.6 / kg vs Rs. 7.90/ kg conventionally).
Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Variety: Himgiri
Perennial, tropical crop, rhizome used as spice and medicine
Planting season
Spring
Planting
The seed rate varies from 1500 to 1800 kg per ha from region to region
at a spacing of 20-25 cm along the rows and 20-25 cm between the rows
Economics
Harvesting is done from the 6th month onwards.It' s yield potential
is 25 to 35 tonnes per ha.The price of dried ginger in the international
market ranges from US$700 to US$ 1350/tonne (Rs.30-Rs70/kg)
