Detail:

Before planting, land is ploughed for two to three times. The land is made even by removing stones and other stubbles from the land. Then the ginger roots are planted into the soil. Dry leaves of teak (Tectonagrandis) plant are spread over the surface of land. After that, small stems with leaves of bustard teak (Buteamonosperma), 2 to 3 feet in length are spread uniformly on the surface of soil. When the ginger (Zingiberofficinalis) plant attains the height of 10 to 15 cm, the stems of bustard teak are removed but the leaves should be kept there, which are decomposed into the field itself. These leaves gradually become very moist. As a result, the land becomes soft and its capacity to retain moisture last for longer hours. The growth of ginger is adversely affected, when the leaves of sag plant are not spread into the field. The use of this method helps in increasing the size of ginger roots and one can get more than 1 kg roots per plant.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Parshottambhai Patel
Agro-Ecological Zone: Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Address: Mu. Sami, Po. Khedapa, Dahod, Santrampur,Gujarat
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 389151

Crop: Ginger
Crop Family: Zingiberaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Zingiber officinalis)
Crop Vernacular Name: Adarak, Aadu,
Ingredients: Leaves of teak (Tectonagrandis),fresh stems of bustard teak (Buteamonosperma)

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PAS 1:

"Neem leaves mulch can be used to increase morphological traits like plant height, leaf area, stem girth and number of branches, fresh weight and dry matter leading to improved growth and yield of amaranths. Seaweed mulches can also be used to increase leaf number, chlorophyll, leaf area, stem girth and number of branches which contribute to the growth of amaranths. A clear indication that effects of mulches depends on the mulching material. Organic mulches such as neem leaves, seaweeds and wood shavings can be used to enhance growth and yield of amaranthus in the region. Similar work should be done to determine the effect of these organic mulches on cereals such as maize and sorghum; and legumes such as cowpeas and green grams in the region. There is need to study other organic mulches to increase the variety of organic mulches so that farmers can have variety of mulches to use depending on circumstances." [Biriah, Ndiso&Muindi, Esther. (2019). EFFECT OF SELECTED ORGANIC MULCHES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF AMARANTHUS IN KILIFI COUNTY. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch. 4. 229-236. 10.35410/IJAEB.2019.4476.]
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338146568_EFFECT_OF_SELECTED_ORGANIC_MULCHES_ON_GROWTH_AND_YIELD_OF_AMARANTHUS_IN_KILIFI_COUNTY

PAS 2:

"A field trial was conducted at the Horticultural Research Station, Bidhan Chandra KrishiViswavidyalaya, Pedong, Darjeeling, West Bengal for two consecutive years to study the effect of mulching on growth and yield of ginger (Zingiberofficinale Rose). The beds of ginger cv. gorubathan was covered with four different mulching materials viz. wheat straw, ulu-grass and dry leaves @ 5.0 tones per hectare and black polyethylene sheet @ 2.0 quintal per hectare immediately after planting of seed rhizomes, along with a control plot. Among the different mulching materials, dry leaves showed maximum height (78.05 cm), number of pseudostem per clump (4.26), leaves per clump (62.65) and highest yield (52.17 t/ha) with an increase in yield by 12.92 t/ha over control followed by wheat straw and ulu-grass." [D. K. SENGUPTA , 1T. K. MAITY AND B. DASGUPTA, Effect of mulching on ginger (Zingiberofficinale Rose) in the hilly region of Darjeeling district., Journal of Crop and Weed, 5(1): 203-205 (2009)]
https://www.cropandweed.com/archives/2009/vol5issue1/40.pdf