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| Title: | Site Suitability for turmeric production in India — A GIS interpretation |
| Authors: | Parthasarthy, Utpala
Johny, A K
Jayarajan, K
Parthasarathy, V A |
| Keywords: | Spice
Turmeric
Site suitability
DIVA-GIS
Compound growth rate |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2007 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8 — A01G 1/00, A23L 1/22 |
| Abstract: | India has 1,49,410 hectares area under turmeric cultivation with a total
annual production of 527,960 tonnes. The compound growth rate of turmeric area
is 6.30 and production is 3.37 when comparing 2000 levels over those of 1970. It
shows that the increase in area is not having significant effect over the
production rate. In the present paper the suitability maps and area productivity
graphs are given to show, the position of turmeric in the important turmeric
growing states. It was found that site suitability is an important factor to
determine the productivity of the crop. A highly suitable location may not
result in larger yields than suitable or marginally suitable areas. Suitability
maps are useful to determine areas which will have the greatest success for
growing a particular crop in a region. |
| Page(s): | 142-147 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.6(2) [March-April 2007]
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