New White Flowered Cardamom Variety
About the Practice
Variety of Cardamon
Detail:
The cardamom variety developed by Baby, belongs to Vazhuka type cardamom cultivars bearing purely white flowers, has high productivity than other cardamom plants and can be grown in waterlogged areas as well. The variety has wider adaptability to different shade conditions apart from having high production with good quality that is even higher than other Mysore and Vazhukka cultivars viz., Njallani, Green-bold, Palakkudi and Veeraputhara varieties, which are locally popular. It has sturdy plants, robust tillers and deeper root system, which makes it resistant to various biotic and abiotic stresses.The prominent features of the variety developed by Baby are (a) single tiller planted in the nursery giving rise to 30 tillers, (b) variety having seed last ratio of around 23-26, (c) recovery ratio of one kg dry cardamom from four and half kilograms of green cardamom (d) single plant yielding nearly 4 - 5 kg dry cardamom with size varying from 6 mm to 8 mm and (e) the oil percentage being 8.9 percent as against 6-7 percent in common varieties. The distribution of this variety started in 2003 when seeds were provided to 200 to 300 farmers from Idukki and surrounding districts of Kerala and border districts of Karnataka covering about 1000 acres of land. As a result, it has now diffused in Idduki, Wayanad (Kerala) and Chikmangalur (Karnataka) and some parts of Tamil Nadu.This variety has aroused the interest among the researchers, as it was believed that the peculiar color of cardamom flower attracts the insects for pollination, but now presence of white colored flower of Baby?s variety negates the whole concept.
About the Innovator
Address: Kalaricakal(H), P.O. Puliyanmala, Idukki, Via: Kattappana,
City: Idukki
State: Kerala
PIN Code 685515
Practice Details
Link: The prominent features of the variety developed by Baby are (a) single tiller planted in the nursery giving rise to 30 tillers, (b) variety having seed last ratio of around 23-26, (c) recovery ratio of one kg dry cardamom from four and half kilograms of green cardamom (d) single plant yielding nearly 4 - 5 kg dry cardamom with size varying from 6 mm to 8 mm and (e) the oil percentage being 8.9 percent as against 6-7 percent in common varieties. The distribution of this variety started in 2003 when seeds were provided to 200 to 300 farmers from Idukki and surrounding districts of Kerala and border districts of Karnataka covering about 1000 acres of land. As a result, it has now diffused in Idduki, Wayanad (Kerala) and Chikmangalur (Karnataka) and some parts of Tamil Nadu.This variety has aroused the interest among the researchers, as it was believed that the peculiar color of cardamom flower attracts the insects for pollination, but now presence of white colored flower of Baby?s variety negates the whole concept.
Manufacturing Capacity: Yes
Problem Scale: Mild with Cardamon Farmers
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