6.TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF LARGE CARDAMOM CULTIVATION IN SIKKIM AND DARJEELING BY B.A .GUDADE, P. CHHETRI, U. GUPTA, T.N. DEKA AND A.K. VIJAYAN

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  • B.A .GUDADE, P. CHHETRI, U. GUPTA, T.N. DEKA AND A.K. VIJAYAN

Abstract

Large cardamom is an important cash crop of Sikkim and Darjeeling district of West Bengal. About 3863 MT of large cardamom are being produced annually from 26,459 ha Sikkim region is emerging as India’s organic large cardamom hub. Most of the tribal farmers living in remote places are following traditional methods for large cardamom cultivation, which are eco-friendly, less expensive due to utilization of local resources, knowledge and labour. Large cardamom is cultivated in terraced and sloppy land. Six local cultivars viz, Ramsey, Ramla, Sawney, Varlangey, Seremna, Dzongu Golsey are grown as per location and altitude respectively. Suckers are planted during May-July when their enough moisture in the soil. First harvesting will be done after third year of planting. Selections of suckers are made from healthy mother plant. Marginal and tribal farmers mostly rely on indigenous traditional knowledge’s for pest and disease management. A large number of tribal farmers still practice the traditional methods of curing of large cardamom.
KEY WORD: Large cardamom, Indigenous cultivation, Harvesting, Sikkim and Darjeeling.

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B.A .GUDADE, P. CHHETRI, U. GUPTA, T.N. DEKA AND A.K. VIJAYAN

TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF LARGE CARDAMOM CULTIVATION IN SIKKIM AND DARJEELING
B.A .GUDADE, P. CHHETRI, U. GUPTA, T.N. DEKA AND A.K. VIJAYAN
INDIAN CARDAMOM RESEARCH INSTITUTE, REGIONAL STATION, SPICES BOARD, TADONG,
GANGTOK 737 102, SIKKIM.
Corresponding author’s e-mail: bgudade@gmail.com

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2013-09-01

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U. GUPTA, T.N. DEKA AND A.K. VIJAYAN, B. .GUDADE, P. C. (2013). 6.TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF LARGE CARDAMOM CULTIVATION IN SIKKIM AND DARJEELING BY B.A .GUDADE, P. CHHETRI, U. GUPTA, T.N. DEKA AND A.K. VIJAYAN. LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS, 43, 62 to 68. Retrieved from https://petsd.org/ojs/index.php/lifesciencesleaflets/article/view/576

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Vol. 43 (2013): SEPTEMBER, 2013.....ISSN 0976 - 1098(On Line) ISSN 2277 - 4297(Print)

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