May-June
Seed rhizomes dipped in phosalone 35 EC 2ml/lit + 0.3% copper oxychloride for 30min or
Seed treatment with P. fluorescens 10 g/kg and T. viride as 4 g/kg.
Select healthy turmeric rhizomes for seed purpose
Treat the selected rhizomes with mancozeb (0.3%) and quinalphos (0.075%) for 30 min and store in well ventilated place
One month before planting, the seed rhizomes are cut into single bud rhizomes(4g) with small piece of bud sprout weighing 5-7 g.
Treat the single bud sprouts (Mancozeb 0.3%) for 30 min before planting
Fill the protrays (98 cells) with nursery medium containing partially decomposed coir pith and vermicompost (75:25), enriched with PGPR/Trichoderma 10g/kg of mixture
Plant the turmeric bud sprouts in protrays
Maintain the protrays under shade net house (50%)
Adopt need based irrigation with rose can or by using suitable sprinklers
Transplants will be ready within 30-35 days for transplanting
45 x 15 cm. 25-30 g weight rhizomes are to be dibbled at a depth of 4 cm
Recommended dose of fertilizer: 150:60:108 kg NPK/hec. (Basal + top dressing)
Basal
FYM – 25 t /ha, neem or groundnut cake – 200 kg/ha, 25:60:18 kg of NPK per ha; 30 kg of FeSO4 and 15 kg of ZnSO4, 10 kg in each of Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria per ha to be applied at the time of planting.
Apply 50 kg ZnSO4, 100 kg FeSO4 + FYM basally if the soil is deficient.
Foliar spraying of 0.5% ZnSO4, 1% FeSO4 + 0.1 % Citric acid thrice at 60, 90 and 120 DAP.
Apply TNAU Micronutrient mixture @ 10kg/ha as in enriched FYM (1:10 ratio) at 50% basal and 50% on 90 DAP.
Top dressing
25:18 kg of N and K/ha applied on 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days after planting.
Pre planting treatment
The seed rhizomes are dipped in carbendazim 1g/lit and phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit for controlling rhizome rot and scales
Pests
Rhizome scale
Apply well rotten sheep manure @ 10 t/ha in two splits (one basally and other at earthing up) or Poultry manure in 2 splits followed by drenching with dimethoate 30EC @ 2 ml/lit or phosalone 35 EC @ 2 ml/lit.
Thrips
Dimethoate 30 EC 2 ml/lit.
Methyl demeton 25 EC 2 ml/lit.
Rhizome rot
Treat the seed rhizomes with copper oxychloride @ 0.3% for 30 minutes or drench with 1% Bordeaux mixture or copper oxychloride @ 0.25 % or metalaxyl – M4 % + mancozeb 64% WP @ 0.1%
Seed treatment with P. fluorescens @ 10 g/kg or T. asperellum @ 4 g/kg of rhizome and soil application of 2.5 kg/ha each of P. fluorescens and T. asperellum with 50 kg of FYM as basal and top dressing on 150 days after planting
Leaf blotch and Leaf spot
Spray carbendazim @ 500 g/ha or mancozeb @ 1 kg/ha or copper oxychloride @ 1.25 kg/ha or propiconazole @ 500 ml/ha
The plants will start lodging, yellowing and drying on crop maturity. The rhizomes are dug with spade or digging forks.
Fresh rhizomes: 25-30 t/ha,
Cured rhizomes: 5-6 t/ha
Growing Districts Karur, Villupuram, Coimbatore, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode
Major markets in Tamil Nadu Erode, Karur, Coimbatore, Salem and Dharmapuri
Grade designation Alleppey Finger Turmeric, Rajapure Finger Turmeric
Grade specification Bright Yellow colour, size above 3cm length, hard, when broken gives metal sound , smooth skin , without impurities