Effect of organic manures on nutrient uptake, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
Effect of organic manures on nutrient uptake, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
Sadanandan, A.K.; Hamza, S.
Developments in plantation crops research Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Plantation Crops, PLACROSYM XII, Kottayam, India, 27-29 November 1996: 175-181
1998
In field experiments during 1992-95 in Calicut, Kerala, India, 4 turmeric cultivars (Suvarna, Suguna, Sudarshana and Alleppey) were supplied with organic fertilizers (FYM, neem cake, cotton cake, brassica cake, groundnut cake or gingily cake at rates equivalent to 60 kg N/ha, and recommended P as single superphosphate and K as potassium chloride at rates of 50:120 kg/ha) or NPK fertilizer at 60:50:120 kg/ha.