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 As
a result of in house research and experiments on their, suitability,
viability, productivity, demand and market availability, we have taken
up cultivation of the following high value herbals on our farms.
| Herbal
PLants |
Area
under
Cultivation |
| Chlorophytum
birivilianum (Safed Musli or Moosli) |
175+
acres |
| Withania
somnifera (Asgandh) |
100
acres |
| Stevia |
50
acres |
| Cymbopogon
citrus (Lemon Grass) |
50
acres |
| Ginger
(Varity Suprabha) |
35
acres |
| Mucuna
pruriens (Kaunch) |
50
acres |
| Gooseberry
(Amla) |
100
acres |
| Andrographis
paniculata (Kalmegh) |
25
acres |
| Acorus
calamus (Vach) |
35
acres |
| Costus
speciosus (Kau-kand) |
15
acres |
| Bixa
orellana (Annatto) |
50
acres |
| Gloriosa
superaba (Kalihari) |
25
acres |
| Colchicum
lutenum (hirantutiya) |
05
acres |
| And
many others... |
50
acres |
Since
Safed Musli is a native of Bastar jungles, it has been successfully
grown on our various farms under different soil conditions (black
soil, red soil, laterite and sandy loam), and different irrigation
facilities like sprinkler, rain-gun, drip etc. with different pH values
and inputs. The fact is established that Musli can grow on all types
of soil with all methods of irrigation and other inputs.
No doubt ideal conditions
have always been advantageous and yielded good results. We have also
successfully tried the fact that Safed Musli grows well as inter crop
with other herbs and even under trees like Bananas, Annatto, Mangium
etc.
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We
have also successfully tried the three tier system of cultivation
where we grow Safed Musli or any other herb on the land, plant
trees or shrubs and grow herbal creepers on these plants and
shrubs to enhance the returns and viability and to utilize the
land optimally. |
It has been established
on our farms that it doesn’t take much extra labor to take care
of the three tier system of cultivation, rather it provides natural
environment for the herbs to grow.
We have also tried to grow Safed Musli from its seeds, but results
were very poor germination, very delicate saplings, high mortality
rate, very thin tubers requiring too much of care with poor results.
Also, the tubers takes 3 to 4 years to mature.
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