Need Help in Turmeric cultivation (alkaline water problem).

[san_bm]

We have started Turmeric cultivation in 2 acre of land with drip irrigation.

Now we are facing problem of not proper plant growth.

Cultivation Details

Irrigation: is drip irrigation
Water: Borewell water is alkaline in nature (8.8 Ph).

Now turmeric plant is 120 days old & we are observering below symptoms:
1. not good growth in plants
2. leaf ends are getting dried up.
3. We can see white salt formation on the plant soil bed.

Please suggest on what should be done for proper plant growth.

Any suggestions on reducting PH or giving some fertilizers will be of great help.

Thanks in Advance
Santhosh
Please contact..

 

[Ashwini]

HI

WHere are you located sir?? Please take the samples to the nearest Spice board or horticulture department. Technical people there will have ur field surveyed and suggest accordingly.


Regards
Ashwini

 

[gvaranam]

Alkaline water.

Your water may have a high Ph and may lime contamination. The salty white powder indicate the lime presence. Removing the lime content is a costlier processes. Try to grow Spirulina in that water. A high Ph and lime content are good for the cultivation. Then from the spirulina pond you use it for irrigation. That will be double benefit.