Drumstick Plantation

[mahesh3399]

Dear Farmers,

I want to start cultivation of Drumsticks.

Experienced Farmers Please share your views:

What type of soil required?
Which weather conditions best for this plant?
How many Plants per acre?
How many months required for yield from the day of plantation.?
How much average yield of drumstics per plant per year.?

Thanks

Mahesh

 

[Ashwini]

Hi

Drumstick (Shevaga) -
If there is more flower clustering on the tree then the yield is low. An individual inflorescence carries 19–126 flowers, average being 53. But it results only in one fruit.

Normally 3–5 fruits /inflorescence are obtained. Fruit set ranges from 1.0–2.8% The percentage fruit set varies from tree to tree. The fruit length varies from 25–100cm. Each fruit weighs around 230g containing 10–20 seeds each on an average.

Annual drumstick starts bearing from 6th month onwards, providing 200 fruits/plant/annum. Its average yield is 52 tonnes/ha.

For availability of seed you may contact to Agriculture Service center of your region or Agriculture university of region.


Regards
Ashwini