Sunday, November 24, 2024
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മലയാളം
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Agriculture > Spices
> Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
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Crop Management
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Climate and soil
Ideal climatic and soil conditions for cardamom are as follows:
- Natural habitat: Evergreen forests of Western Ghats
- Altitude: 600 to 1200 m above MSL
- Annual rainfall: 1500 to 4000 mm
- Temperature: 10 to 35°C. Considerable variations both in the total rainfall
pattern and its distribution are noticed in the cardamom tracts.
- Soil type preferred: Forest loamy soils.
- Soil pH: 4.2 to 6.8, generally acidic in nature
- Soil nutrient status: High in organic matter and nitrogen, low to medium in available
phosphorus and medium to high in available potassium.
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