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Horticulture :: Vegetables :: Minor vegetables

MINOR VEGETABLE CROPS

Name of the crop	Varieties	Method of propagation	Spacing	Manures and Fertilizers	After cultivation including special practices	Cropping and harvest	Yield
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis var.altilis)	Marth Washington, Mary Washington	Seeds and Crowns	30 x 30 cm	Basal: N 50 kg, P 10 kg and K 75 kg/ha	-	Harvest from third year of planting	1250 - 3750 kg/ha
Basella (Green : Basella alba) (Pink: Basella rubra)	-	Stem cuttings and seeds	2 x 2 m in pits	10 kg FYM per pit	Train the vines on trellis or pandals	Harvest 2 months after planting throughout the year	4000 - 6000 kg/ha
Bread fruit (Artocarpus altilis)	Seedless and seeded types	Root cuttings/air layering of root suckers/seedling	12 x 12 m	-	-	First harvest 5 to 6 years after planting. February - March, June - August	300  - 500 fruits/tree
Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea var. Gemmifera)	Jade cross	Seeds 500 g/ha	60 x 50 cm	-	-	Starts yielding in 6 months; continues for 3 years	4 - 5 t/ha
Butter bean Phaseolus lunatus	KKL-1	25 to 35 kg/ha	35 x 25 cm	FYM 20-30 t/ha 40:50:50 NPK kg/ha	-	80-85 days	500 - 1000 kg/ha of grains; 5 – 10 t/ha tender pods.
Celery (Apium graveolens)	Standard Bearer, Wright Grove Grant Giant Pascal	Seeds (125 g/ha)	60 x 15 cm	Top dress: N 140 kg, P 55 kg and K 220 kg/ha	-	Crop duration 4-5 months	10 t/ha
Ceylon spinach (Talinum triangulare)	-	Tender herbaceous stem cuttings	15 x 15 cm	-	Grows well under shade	Harvest within a month after planting and continues throughout the year	4000 - 6000 kg/ha
Chakravathi keerai (Chenopodium album)	Ooty 1	Seeds (50 kg/ha)	30 x 15 cm Broadcasting thinning	Basal FYM -25t/ha NPK -25-25-25 kg/ha Azospirillum & Phosphobacteria 2 kg/ha each	-	50-60 days harvest once	30 t/ha herbage
Chekurmanis (Sauropus androgynus)	-	Stem cuttings	45 x 60 cm	5 - 10 kg FYM/plant	Weeding, pruning once in a year	Yields four months after planting throughout the year	5 kg leaves/ plant
Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis)	Chinese cabbage Brassica Campestris Sp. Pekinensis Michihili as Veg-I	Seeds (375 g/ha)	45 x 45 cm	Basal: FYM 10 t/ha, N 90 kg, P 125 kg and K 100 kg/ha. Top: 90 kg/ha	Earthing up 60 days after planting	Crop duration 4 months	25 - 35 t/ha
Coccinia (Coccinia indica)	Padappai	Stem cuttings from pistillate plants	2 x 2 m	10 t/ha FYM, 75 kg N, 40 kg P and 75 kg K/ha	Erection of pandal or trellis and training the vines	Yields 6 months after planting and continues throughout the year	10 - 15 t/ha
Knol-khol (Brassica caulorapa)	White Vienna, Purple Vienna	Seed (1.5 kg/ha)	30 x 25 cm	Basal 30 t/ha  Top: 180:120:100 kg NPK/ha		Crop duration 75 days in main field	20 - 25 t/ha
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)	Head type, Leaf cos type	Seed (500 g/ha)	30 x 15 cm	Basal and Top: FYM 30 t/ha, N 50/50 kg/ha, P 30/30 kg/ha and K 30/30 kg/ha	Top dressing 60 days after planting	Crop duration 2 months	10-15 t/ha
Mint (Mentha virides)	-	Cuttings	15 x 15 cm	-	-	Harvest one month after planting and continues through out the year	2000 kg/ha
Palak (Beta vulgaris var. Bengalensis)	Ooty 1	Seeds 20 - 25 kg/ha	20 x 10 cm	FYM 25 t/ha, N 60 kg, P 60 kg and K 60 kg/ha	-	First harvest of leaves one month after sowing. Total duration 3 months	20000 kg/ha
Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)	Victoria, Cherry, Mc Donald, Ruby, Valentino & Sunrise	Root cuttings	Between plants 60 - 120 cm; between rows 1-2 m	Fertilizer mixture of 1:1:1	-	Stalks are harvested 2 years after planting, 5-6 stalks per plant for further growth. Crop duration 5 years	-
Turnip (Brassica rapa)	Temperate types: Purple top White Globe Snow Ball Tropical Types: Pusa Chandrima Pusa Sweti Pusa Kanchan	Seed (4 kg/ha)	30 x 15 cm	Basal: FYM 30 t/ha, N 90 kg, P 125 kg and K 100 kg/ha. Top: N 90 kg/ha	-	Thinning of seedlings	-
Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonalobus)	-	Seeds	1 x 0.5 m	Basal: FYM 10 t/ha, N 40 kg, P 100 kg and K 25 kg/ha	Staking	Duration 10- 12 months	10-12 t/ha