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 good
drainage 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 bed
preparation 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. 

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 Seeds
Two 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 climatic
conditions 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%. 

The Process of Cultivation - Safed Moosli

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