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Nutmug cultivation
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Nutmeg
Botanical Name: Myristica fragrans Houti
Family: Myristicaceae
Nutmeg is native of Moluccas island (Indonesia) and was introduced in India towards the end of the 18th century and is grown now in certain pockets of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
Climate and Soil:Nutmeg thrives well in warm humid conditions in locations with an annual rainfall of 150 cm and_ more. It grows well from sea level upto about 1300 metres above MSL. Areas with soils of clay loam, sandy loam and red lateritic are ideal for its growth. Both dry climate and water logged conditions are not good for nutmeg. The soil and climate prevailing in the hill slopes of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats (from 700 to 1300 m) are ideally suited to grow nutmeg.
Propagation and Nursery Techniques: Nutmeg trees are usually propagated through seed. Large sized treebrust fruits from high yielding trees are harvested or collected as and when they fall down. The fleshy rind of the fruit as well as the mace covering the seed are removed before sowing. The seeds should be sown in specially prepared nursery beds immediately after collection. If there is delay in sowing, the seeds may be kept in trays filled with moist sand or stored in poly bags or moss which keep them viable for 15 days.
Planting: Seedlings are transplanted in the main field when they are 12 to 18 months old. Recommended spacing is .8 x 8 metres. Pits of 60 cm cube are dug and filled with compost and top soil. Seedlings are planted carefully in the center of the pits during rainy seasons. Young plants are provided with artificial shade and irrigated during summer months. The basins are mulched with locally available trashes.
Manuring and Inter Cultivation:The fertilizer doses may be increased gradually every year till a well grown tree of fifteen years or more receives about 500 g nitrogen (N), 250 g phosphorus (P2O5) and 100 g potash (K20) annually.
Harvesting: Seedling trees start bearing in 7 to 8 years while grafts start bearing in 4 to 5 years. They attain full bearing stage after 15 to 20 years and may yield up to 60 years.
Nutmeg
Botanical Name: Myristica fragrans Houti
Family: Myristicaceae
Nutmeg is native of Moluccas island (Indonesia) and was introduced in India towards the end of the 18th century and is grown now in certain pockets of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
Climate and Soil:Nutmeg thrives well in warm humid conditions in locations with an annual rainfall of 150 cm and_ more. It grows well from sea level upto about 1300 metres above MSL. Areas with soils of clay loam, sandy loam and red lateritic are ideal for its growth. Both dry climate and water logged conditions are not good for nutmeg. The soil and climate prevailing in the hill slopes of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats (from 700 to 1300 m) are ideally suited to grow nutmeg.
Propagation and Nursery Techniques: Nutmeg trees are usually propagated through seed. Large sized treebrust fruits from high yielding trees are harvested or collected as and when they fall down. The fleshy rind of the fruit as well as the mace covering the seed are removed before sowing. The seeds should be sown in specially prepared nursery beds immediately after collection. If there is delay in sowing, the seeds may be kept in trays filled with moist sand or stored in poly bags or moss which keep them viable for 15 days.
Planting: Seedlings are transplanted in the main field when they are 12 to 18 months old. Recommended spacing is .8 x 8 metres. Pits of 60 cm cube are dug and filled with compost and top soil. Seedlings are planted carefully in the center of the pits during rainy seasons. Young plants are provided with artificial shade and irrigated during summer months. The basins are mulched with locally available trashes.
Manuring and Inter Cultivation:The fertilizer doses may be increased gradually every year till a well grown tree of fifteen years or more receives about 500 g nitrogen (N), 250 g phosphorus (P2O5) and 100 g potash (K20) annually.
Harvesting: Seedling trees start bearing in 7 to 8 years while grafts start bearing in 4 to 5 years. They attain full bearing stage after 15 to 20 years and may yield up to 60 years.
ananyaagrotech
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kirti gave maximum details few more details for you Nutmeg is an evergreen tree, which grows to a height Of 60 feet. The tree yields two spices - the dark coloured nut and the bright red mace that covers it. The tree originally from Indonesia, thrives in warm, humid conditions with abundant rainfall - 150 cm and more. It grows well on clay loam, sandy loam and red laterite soils, up to an altitude of 1300m above the sea level. The tree cannot withstand heat and needs the cover of shady trees. Water logged conditions also inhibit its growth, and so does wind. This makes it an ideal intercrop in coconut, clove, coffee or arecanut plantations.
Nutmeg trees start flowering in the six th year, and are thought to reach their peak yield in 20 years. The yield varies from tree to tree with the average yield being around 1500 nuts /tree/year and 1- 1.5kg dry mace/tree/year. But there are high yielding varieties that yield up to 10,000 nuts a year. The trees will continue to produce fruit until the 90th year or more.
Nutmeg and mace contain many chemical compounds that are known to have anti¬oxidant, disease-preventing, and health-promoting properties. The nut contains trirnyristin and many essential volatile oils. Nutmeg also has many therapeutic applications in many traditional medicines for its anti-fungal, anti-depressant, aphrodisiac, digestive, and carminative properties. spacing for seedlings 6-7m ,for grafting 5x5m the female nutmug tree starts fruiting from sixth year it takes up to 20 years for peak production of .fruits. for more details and planting material please contact ananyaagrotech@yahoo.co.in