Cultivation of Safed Moosli(jeevan pharmacy)

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Cultivation of Safed Moosli

SOIL AND CLIMATE

It grows successfully in wide range of temperature and rainfall.

It prefer sandy loamy to loamy having normal pH range, super

phosphate, decomposed farm yard manure (FTM) and gooddrainage system for its better tuber growth.

FIELD PREPARATION

Ploughing done in the month of March-April and sowing of

seeds of sunhmp (boru), or sesbabia spp. (dencha) at a rate of

60 kg per acres for green manure. Before commencement of

flowers sunhump/dencha mixed with soil and irrigate for easy

and early decomposition. If the area of cultivation is infested of termites than go for datura cultivation and mixed

with soil. If soil is of clay nature and requires soil conditioning than use soil conditioner mycemeel (Hindustan

Antibiotics, Pune) @ of 1.5 ton/acre. Deep ploughing is done in the month of mid May and mixed 30-40 tonnes of

decomposed FYM/acre. For breaking of clods and better palvorisation of soil go for 3-4 tillers. Final bedpreparation activities jmust be completed before commencement of first rainfall (If depends on localities). Safed

jmusli cultivation requires raised bed for easy tuber growth and for proper drainage. Raised bed of 13" high and

3.5' wide of required length with the help with the help of special bed raiser.

METHOD OF SOWING

Safed musli is a kharif crop, it is sown in the month of June, after first shower. Tubers of safed musli carefully

detached from the bunch with dise portion. Average weight of each bunch (tuber with discportion) will be 8-15

grams as planting material is preferred. In a acre at the spacing of 8"x8", about 450kgs of planting material is

required, Just after first rainfall, fertilizer application of N,P and K in the ratio of 20 kjg, 40 kg and 20 kg per acre,

respectively. Before sowing planting material is (bunches) treated with a contact fungicide and a bactericide.

Good results are found when treated with "GAU-MUTRA". Planting done at the depth of 1/2-I" below soil to avoid

exposure of it's coller region with high intensity of rainfall. Just

after planting irrigated the field, and after that maintain moisture

in the field for its better sprouting and growth (irrigation

preferred with sprinkler system for good and required depth).

Sprouting taken place with in 5-15 days of planting.

Bed Preparation

Being a tuber crop SAFED MOOSLI is cultivated on raised

beds. These beds are raised with the use of an implement

attached to tractor the width of the bed is 3.5 ft. and height of

the bed is 1-1.5 ft.


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WEEDING

For the control of weed growth, 2-3 weeding done in 30-40 days. Before going for weeding, first irrigate the field

properly a day before for easy hand weeding.

Selection of SeedsTwo to five fingers of MOOSLI along with the part of crown (Depending on the length of finger) weighing between

8-15 gm is most suitable as experienced by the experts of JEEVAN HERBS & AGRO FORMS since last seven

years.

SPACING

8" x 8" is found to be the best.

HARVESTING

After sprouting, maintain moisture and weeding for it's healthy

growth and better tuber formation. Flowering started just after

sprouting or 20-30 days after sprouting depends upon climaticconditions or plant nature. Seed formation activities started

from maturation of flowers and seed maturation completed

(yellowing of capsule and black colored seeds like onion seeds)

with in 2-3 months, and simultaneously fresh tuber formation

started and in the month of Nov.-Dec., leaf yellowing started

and leaf fall taken place with complete tuber formation. At this

stage tubers are not hardy and having thin and smooth skin and high water percentage (about 85-90%) and not

suitable for next years planting material. For that purpose left the tubers for 2-3 months for hardening, thick, and

rough skin formation and let down extra water to 70-75%. Before going for harvesting field is properly irrigated for

easy and safe dig out of tubers. It's cropping cycle is of eight to nine months.

Storage of Planting Material

Ventilated racks are used to store safed moosli for next year in controlled temperature of 25 - 31oC and at a

relative humidity of 50 - 65%.


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Contact Information

Jeevan Herbs & Agro FarmsMr. Anand Jain

Registered office Marketing office

178, Keshav Ganj,Sagar (M.P.) - 470002

India

B-39, Vivek Vihar,Phase I, Delhi 110095

IndiaTel : +91-7582-233049, 249910,248935Fax : +91-7582-233859Email : [email protected],

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Tel : +91-11-22153319, 22162531

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