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| Name |
T P Joseph |
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| District |
Idukki |
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| State |
Kerala |
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| Category |
Practice |
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| Title |
Thiru thali – new cardamom variety |
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| Details |
Joseph, a traditional cardamom grower, has developed a new cardamom variety, Thiruthali as a result of 20 years of research. The innovator cultivated Njallani, Mysore Vazhuka and local varieties of cardamom in the same plot. Planting of different varieties in the same plot resulted in the cross pollination by honey bees among different varieties. After selection of superior quality planting material (rhizomes),he came up with a new variety of cardamom in which the spikes are more than five feet long. The plant is 15 feet tall and has around 200 tillers per plant. The panicles are around seven feet long, which is quite unusual. It yields two to four kg of dry cardamom per plant and 4000 kg of dried cardamom per hectare. The green to dry conversion ratio is 4:1. About 80 % of the capsules grade 7 mm. It has got an attractive colour and is moderately resistant to pests and diseases. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey bee 20(4), 29, 2009 & 2010 |
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| Call Number |
21119 |
