STANDARDIZATION OF DIFFERENT PLANTING TECHNIQUES IN GINGER (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) UNDER NORTHERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
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2017-06
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UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES, BAGALKOT
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An experiment was conducted to study the “standardization of different planting
techniques in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) under Northern Dry Zone of Karnataka”.
Variety Humnabad local was used for this experiment. The experiment was laid out in
randomized complete block design with three replications and nine treatments at Haveli
Farm, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, Karnataka. During May, 2016 to February,
2017. Significant variations were observed at all the stage s of crop growth.
The treatment T1 (Whole rhizome 20-25 g) recorded significantly maximum plant
height (60.40 cm), number of leaves per plant (16.93), number of tillers per plant (9.83),
internodal length (3.20 cm) and stem girth (5.63 cm). Similarly, maximum fresh weight
and dry matter content in pseudostem (90.67 g, 15.33 g respectively), rhizome (84.00 g,
15.00 g respectively ) and roots (13.33 g, 1.70 g respectively) at 180 days after planting
were recorded in T1 (Whole rhizome 20-25 g).
Among yield parameters T1 (Whole rhizome 20-25 g) recorded significantly
maximum number of primary fingers per plant (7.27), length (14.13 cm), girth (14.62
cm), weight of primary rhizome (84.67 g) and yield per hectare (29.41 t/ha). This also
recorded maximum in quality attributes like oil content (1.80 %), oleoresin (4.34 %),
fiber (5.17 %) and dry recovery (19.67 %).
In economics of ginger production, T3 [2-3 eye bud rhizomes (6-10 g) raised in
polythene bags of (2 x 3") under polyhouse condition] required highest input cost
(Rs. 189633.30 /ha), highest gross returns (Rs. 800246.10 /ha) and highest net returns
(Rs. 648414.20/ha ) obtained in treatment T1 [Whole rhizomes (20-25 g)] compared to
other treatments and the lowest input cost (Rs. 124951.90) used in treatment T5 [Single
eye bud rhizomes (3-5 g) direct planting in beds] and lowest profit (Rs. 245555.10/ha)
were incurred in T9 (2-3 eye bud rhizomes (6-10 g) raised in protrays under open
condition).
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