Influence of organic nutrient management and variety on the productivity and quality of turmeric at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas

Soil fertility assessment of organically grown turmeric in Vasmat tahsil of Hingoli district

“…The continuous and indiscriminate use of high analysis fertilizers has resulted in several problems such as acidity, alkalinity, micro nutrient deficiencies, soil and ground water pollution (Kadam, 2020) [11] . There is a need to maintain proper co-ordination among resources like soil, water, organic matter, biotic life and plant nutrient supply to maintain crop production at higher level (Anal, 2020) [2] . In the year 2022-23, an area of 3.24 lakh ha was under turmeric cultivation in India with a production of 11.61 lakh tonnes (over 75% of global turmeric production).…”