Front Line Demonstration of Turmeric Cultivation on Raised Bed with Drip System in Telangana

Author: E. Rambabu*, M. Sunil Kumar, S. Malathi, N. Kishore Kumar, A. Ramulamma and B. Kranthi Kumar

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Abstract

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malyal conducted front line demonstration of Turmeric on raised bed with drip system during Kharif seasons of 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Bethol, Aleru, Chinnamupparam and Nellikuduru villages of Mahabubabad district, Telangana for efficient use of natural resources and minimizing the pest and diseases in order to get bumper yields and income. Cultivation of turmeric by conventional flat bed method in the region leads to poor drainage, more pest and disease incidence and low yields. The demonstration comprised of seed treatment with metalaxyl + mancozeb @ 2 g/l + monocrotophos @ 1.5ml/l of water followed by soaking in Trichoderma viride @ 5g/l of water, sowing as paired row on raised beds of convenient length, 90 cm width and 20-25 cm height, FYM @ 10 t/acre, Neem cake @ 2 q/acre, NPK fertilizers @ 70:24:45 kg/acre and plant protection measures with chlorantraniliprole @ 0.3ml/l, propiconazole @ 2ml/l and resulted in 35.72% higher yield (75.33q/ha) as against

Keywords

Drip irrigation, dry rhizome yield, raised bed cultivation, rhizome rot, turmeric.

Conclusion

From the present study, it was successfully demonstrated in farmer’s fields that growing turmeric on raised bed method with drip system of irrigation would give better yields and economics besides reducing disease incidence and hence wider awareness programmes among the farmers could be taken up through mass and press media for its large scale adoption.

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E. Rambabu, M. Sunil Kumar, S. Malathi, N. Kishore Kumar, A. Ramulamma and B. Kranthi Kumar (2022). Front Line Demonstration of Turmeric Cultivation on Raised Bed with Drip System in Telangana. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 1483-1