Income can also be generated in about 45 days in farming - coriander

Coriander is one of the short duration Agricultural crops that can be grown for farm income generation in short period very quickly in about 45 days

Yield
Rainfed ( no assured irrigation ) - 1000 - 1500 kgs per acre

Drip irrigation or flood irrigation ( assured irrigation ) according to the economical condition of the farmer - 3000 to 5000 kgs
Fertigation

Sowing t establishment - 8-10 days duration - Urea - 2.50 kgs , 19-19-19 + Micronutrients - 4.20 kgs , , 13-0-45 - 3.50 kgs

Early vegetative growth - 20 days duration - Urea - 12.40 kgs , 19-19-19 +Mn - 8.40 kgs , 13-0-45 - 18.0 kgs

Peak vegetative phase - 15 days duration - Urea - 16.40 kgs , 19-19-19+mn - 12.40 kgs , 13-0-45 - 23.20 kgs

Never cultivate in clay or black cotton soil

Irrigation

During sowing

On 3 r d days

10 th days after sowing

17 th days after sowing

24 th days after sowing

31 days after sowing

38 th days after sowing

45 th days after sowing - final irrigation

Total irrigation - 7- 8 irrigation




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How to sow the seeds?

Nikhil

Whole Coriander seeds will not germinate and hence the seeds are split open into halves before sowing.

Soak the seeds in water for 6-10 hours for better germination. Treat the coriander seeds with Azospirillum
& Trichoderma


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Nikhil
Intelligent question .Hard seed coat reduce the germination by 50 - 70 % …so soak the seeds in water for 24 hours and then treat it in 100 PPM of Gibberellic acid ( GA 3 ) or NAA for 2 hours before sowing …It ensure good germination and crop cover

Spacing is 30 cms row to row and 10 cms seed to seed in a bed size of 3.5 M length and 1.5 M width dimension

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Ramu Sir
Request you to plz share details for soil condition , yield and economics.

Thanks
Kamlesh

[quote=rohitud]
Whole Coriander seeds will not germinate and hence the seeds are split open into halves before sowing.

Soak the seeds in water for 6-10 hours for better germination. Treat the coriander seeds with Azospirillum
& Trichoderma
[/quote] thAnk u for information

Soil for good yield - loamy soil - soil that has sand, silt and clay particles in equal proportion …Other soil suitable for coriander cultivation is clay loam ( not clay soil ) sandy clay or sandy loam but not sandy soil

loam soil spacing is 30 cms by 10 cms and other soil - 40 cms by 10 cms spacing - row to row and seed to seed

Yield

Good agricultural practices ( Yied per acre ) - 5000 kgs

one kg of coriander leaves are sold @ Rs.15

For 5000 kgs , 5000 * Rs.15/ kg = Rs. 75,000

cost of cultivation

seeds - @ 10 kgs @ Rs.100 per kg = Rs.1000

ploughing and land preparation - Rs. 3000

Sowing and weeding - Rs. 3000

Thinning - Rs. 1000

Nutrients - Rs. 6000

Manure - Rs. 5000

Spray - Rs. 1000

Harvest and transport - Rs. 5000

Total cost of production and transportation - Rs.25,000

Gross income - Rs. 75,000

Net income - Rs.50,000 in about 45 days

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thank u very much Ramu Sir for providing the details.

@ Ramu…Hi, I AM FROM COASTAL Andhra…I AM AN ORGANIC FARMER…CAN YOU PL SUJJEST SOME INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO CULTIVATE CORIANDER AND OTHER LEAFY VEGGIES DURING SUMMER.

REGARDS
UDAI

Hi ,

How many plants per acre and spacing between plants and beds.

Thanks

Ramu,
I read somewhere that black cotton soil with high retentivity of moisture is also good for coriander.

Very good info,
Thanks.

please suggest best variety corinder seed for summer cultivation