Dear sir,
Alovers
CLIMATE :
Aloe is grown in warm tropical areas and cannot survive freezing temperatures.
Cultivation Process
Soil
Aloe Vera can be cultivated on any soil for 'dry land management', sandy loamy soil is the best suited for it.
Cultivation practices
Propagation Method - Pups (root suckers)
Plantation method - Ridges
Planting Material Requirement Per Acre - 5500
Soil requirements - Loamy
Climatic Requirements - Tropical, Sub- tropical
Area Where Cultivated - Through out India up to 5000ft above mean sea level
Spacing - Plant to plant - 30-45cm
- Row to row - 60cm
Typical No. of Plants / Acre - 5000
Sowing Period - June - July (monsoon)
Harvesting Period - After 12months
Manures & Fertilizers - FYM ( 5-10 Tons / Acre )
Irrigation - Rainfed, Sprinklers
Useful Part - Leaves
Harvesting - Manual cuttings after 18 months and 3 – 4 harvests can be done. Gel extraction (with in 3hrs of plucking)
Yield Per Acre - 525 qtls/ha
Economics - For production in 1 acre of land it cost nearly Rs.50,000.00 while the profit comes around Rs.40,000 per acre.
Regards
Kirti S
