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Ms.Asrafben Amirbhai Kotadia; |
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Junagadh |
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| Title |
Storage of turmeric |
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Some farmers in Junagadh district grow turmeric. Owing to lack of storage facilities they often are forced to sell off their produce at a low price immediately after harvest. To overcome this, some farmers have devised an innovative storage system.
A pit is dug deep at an elevated site and allowed to dry under Sun for 8-10 days. A sheet layer of date palm leaves is placed at the bottom and along the walls of the pit. Dry wheat husk and straw are filled between the soil and palm leaves. The bags of turmeric are stacked one upon another in the pit till 20 to 25 cm space from the top. In this vacant space again dry husk wheat straw is layered and date palm sheet is spread over it. To prevent aeration inside the pit cow dung and soil are plastered over the palm sheet. Asrafben says that an approximately 15 x 10 x 6.5 feet (4.58m x 3.05m x 1.98m) pit can be used to store 15 tons of green turmeric. Turmeric remains well preserved for several months by this method. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 6(3):13, 1995 |
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| Sout |
Subhashchandra Chothani |
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| Call Number |
6304 |
