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In Konkan major plantation crops are Coconut, Areca nut and orchard crops are cashew, Mango, Sapota etc. Soil is red lateritic and slightly acidic in nature. As per soil depth and land terrain we plotted different areas for diferent crops. As per local market needs we have selected following commercial crops. |
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Plantation crops: |
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Coconut: There are total three coconut plots,
two posses west cost tall variety Named BANAVALI and
one plot contains different Coconut varieties form India
and abroad. Palms are planted at 7.5 X 7.5 m spacing.
There are different intercropping pattern taken in each
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| Varieties |
| Lakshadweep Ordinary
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San ramon |
D X T |
D X T kerala |
| Malayan yellow dwarf |
Fms |
Gangabondam |
Feeji |
| Lakshadweep Micro |
Orange Dwarf |
Boran ordinary |
Pratap |
| Chawghat orange Dwarf |
Banavli |
Philippines Ordinary |
T X D |
| Lakshadweep Ordinary |
Malayani Yellow Dwarf |
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| Malayan Green Dwarf |
Other |
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Arecanut: This plot is located in flat ground having deep soil. Plantation is done at 2.75 X 2.75 m spacing Shrivardhan Rotha is main variety. Intercropping is done with spices and condiments |
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Varieties |
| Shrivardhan
Rotha |
Local rotha |
| Mangala |
Malesian dwarf |
| Vasai Local |
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| Orchard Crops: |
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Mango:
Alphonso mango is call as King of Mango. Which
is commercial crop of this entire belt. We planted some
other best varieties of Indian mangos along with Alphonso
in our farm to get good market price at local market,
as Alphonso is very common in our area. We have total
26 varieties in our mango orchards. Few of them are
specially grown for pickle purpose. High-density planting
at 5 X 5 m is done. And crop is managed by heavy pruning
and growth regulator applications. |
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Varieties |
| Hybrid-4
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Pedharasam
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Local
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Amrapali
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Barmasi
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Chausa
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| Daseri |
Dudhpedha |
Bangainpalli |
Goa-Mankur |
Alphonso |
Lalmohan |
| Raival |
Kesar |
Langara |
Mulgoa |
Neelum |
Chandrama |
| Payari |
Karel |
Ratna |
Sindhu |
Bangalora |
Ukadamba |
| Vanraj |
Mallika |
Himsagar |
Kent |
Kitt |
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| Palmer |
Tomy atkings |
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Sapota: We grow major varieties of sapota namely Kalipatti and Cricketball. It is irrigated crop give good yield. Planted at 7.5 X 7.5 distance. It is planted in flat land. |
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Varieties |
| Cricket
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Kalipatti |
| Dharwad H-1 |
Bodi sapota |
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Cashew: Mostly Hilly and rough area is covered
under cashew nut. It is low maintenance and high yielding
crop. We have Vengurla-4, Vengurla-6, Vengurla-7 varieties.
Out of these Vengurla-4 is more yielding one. Plants
are planted at 7 X 7m spacing. |
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Guava: We planted guava
in two plots one was in well depth soil with flat terrain
and another is on slope with less soil depth. We got
success only in flat region with L-49 variety. |
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| Other crops: |
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Banana: It is grown as intercrop in Coconut,
and other fruit collection areas. It is also used as
shade tree in new growing plantation area and fruit
plants area. Only few area is under monoculture plantation
of banana. |
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Varieties |
| Shrimanti
(For fruits) |
Local sweet (For
Flower,Fruit, Leaves) |
| Velchi |
Red banana |
| Harisal |
Muthel |
| Bhuri(Yellow) |
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Spices: |
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Black pepper: It is major spice grown
as an intercrop in coconut, Areca nut area. Two
pepper vines are trained on each palms |
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Nutmeg: It is grown as intercrop in Coconut
and areca nut. In coconut it is planted at the
center of empty space among palms. In areca nut
it is planted at each alternate line in row as
well as column. |
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Cinnamon: It is planted in some special
pattern call LAKHIBAG in coconut and in areca
nut it is planted at 2.75 m distance at center
of each block. |
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Cardamom: Firstly we introduced it into
areca nut plot as an intercrop but we observed
that light is not sufficient. Latter we shifted
those plants to coconut plots and planted in little
open space besides nutmeg plants. We got good
result out of it. |
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Clove: It is
also planted in coconut as an intercrop. It is planted
at center of Each coconut block. |
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Papaya: It is also grown
as intercrop in sapota orchard. As main crops are growing
we are reducing intercropping of papaya. It performs
very well in our condition and also has good market
potential. |
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Pineapple: This is mainly grown in coconut orchard.
In each coconut block 80 plants are accommodated in two
strips. Plant spacing is 2 X 1’ |
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We kept two plots
for collection and introduction of different fruit crop
and economically important plants. Other fruits are
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| Common
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Botanical
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Bael |
Aegle marmelos |
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Bullock's Heart |
Annona reticulata |
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Custard Apple |
Annona squamosa |
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Kadam |
Anthocephalus cadamba
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Bread fruit |
Artocarpus communis |
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Jackfruit |
Artocarpus heterophyllus
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Monkey Jack |
Artocarpus lakoocha |
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Palmyra palm |
Borassus flabellifer
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Cheronjee,Almondette tree |
Buchanania lanzan |
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Dilo Oil Tree, Alexandrian Laurel |
Calophyllum inophyllum
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Christ's thorn,Karanda |
Carissa carandas |
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Natal plum |
Carissa grandiflora |
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Star gooseberry |
Cicca acida |
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Lemon |
Citrus aurantofolia |
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Karna |
Citrus karna |
| Lemon |
Citrus limon |
| China orange |
Citrus madurensis, C.
microcarpa |
| Orange |
Citrus reticulata |
| Malta |
Citrus sinensis |
| Sweet lime |
Citrus sinensis |
| Dwarf Coffe |
Coffea robusta |
| Elephant Apple |
Dillenia indica |
| Embelia |
Embelia ribes |
| Aonla,Amla |
Emblica officinalis |
| Woodapple,Elephant Apple
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Feronia limonia |
| Attak |
Flacourtia montana |
| Kokam, butter tree |
Garcinia indica |
| Madras thorn,Manila tamarind
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Inga dulcis |
| Tapioca |
Manihot esculenta |
| Milk tree |
Manilkara hexandra |
| Aalu |
Meyna laxiflora |
| Indian medlar |
Mimusops
Elengi |
| Drumstick |
Moringa oleifera |
| Mulberry |
Morus alba |
| Singapore cherry |
Muningia calabura |
| Curry leaf |
Murraya koenigii |
| Guava |
Psidium guajava |
| Pomegranate |
Punica granatum |
| Marking nut tree |
Semecarpus anacardium
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| Loveapple |
Syzygium aqueum |
| Jamun |
Syzygium cumini |
| Tamarind |
Tamarindus indica |
| Teak |
Tectona grandis |
| Cocoa |
Theobroma cacoa |
| Ber,Indian jujube |
Ziziphus jujuba |
| Ber,Indian jujube |
Ziziphus mauritiana |
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