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The land is prepared with the receipt of early monsoon showers. The soil is brought to a fine tilth by giving about four deep ploughings. Hydrated lime @ 500 kg/ha has to be applied for laterite soils and thoroughly ploughed.
The optimum spacing in furrows and ridges is 45-60 cm between the rows and 25 cm between the plants. A seed rate of 2,500 kg of rhizomes is required for planting one hectare of turmeric.
Farmyard manure (FYM) or compost @ 30-40 tonnes/ha is applied.organic manures like oil cakes can also be applied @ 2 t/ha. In such case, the dosage of FYM can be reduced. Integrated application of coir compost (@ 2.5 t/ha) combined with FYM, biofertilizer (Azospirillum) and half recommended dose of NPK is also recommended.
Mulching
The crop is to be mulched immediately after planting with green leaves @ 12-15 tonnes/ha. Mulching may be repeated @ 7.5 tonnes/ha at 40 and 90 days after planting after weeding, application of fertilizers and earthing up.
Turmeric can be grown as an intercrop in coconut and arecanut plantations. It can also be raised as a mixed crop with chillies, colocasia,
onion, brinjal and cereals like maize, ragi, etc.
