Tuberose Package of Practice
Varieties :
Single: Calcutta Single, Coimbatore Single, Bangalore Single, Shringar, Prajwal Double: Hyb-Suvasini, Vaibhav, Pearl double
Soil :
Fertile well drained clay loam soil
Propagation :
Bulbs (1,00,000 bulbs/ha) planted in 10m x 1.5m beds. For 1 year crop- 2-3 bulbs/hill, for 3 year crop-1 bulb/hill
Spacing :
30 cm x 20 cm
Time of planting :
Provided irrigation on need basis.
Manure and fertilizer :
FYM 50 t/ha, Neem cake-4.0 q/ha N 300 kg/ha P2O5 200 kg/ha K2O 200 kg/ha
Basal :
Full P2O5 , K20 and 1/3rd N
Top dressing :
1/3rd N after 30 DAP 1/3rd N after 60-90 DAP
Interculture :
Weeding at monthly interval and light earthing up at two month stage.
Yield :
50q loose flowers/ha or 2.5 lakh spikes/ha