Saturday, October 31, 2020

Taxus baccata seeds for sale

Taxus baccata trees in Kashmir

Taxus baccata-Taxus wallichiana is a species of evergreen tree in the conifer family, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and Kashmir. It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may now be known as common yew, English yew, or European yew.

Availability of Seed/planting material
POB 667 GPO Srinagar SGR JK 190001
Mob:09858986794
Ph: 01933-223705
e-mail: jkmpic@gmail.com

Monday, October 26, 2020

Gojiberry saplings for sale

Gojiberry fruit plants for sale

The annual yield from Goji berry fruits during its third year is about 2200-2500 kg/ha of dried fruits, and 4000-4500 kg/ha dry fruits during the fifth year. It is recommended to plant Goji with density from 3500 plants per hectare (1.60m between plants with a row spacing of 1.80m). The plants have to be adapted and stabilized before planting in field. Maximum yields of as high as 7500kg of fresh fruit per hectare have been reported in China.

Commercial growing- Yields

Spacing

Planting of Goji is performed during spring or the summer. Before planting, the land must be levelled, cultivated and marked. When developing large scale plantations with machine cultivation, it is recommended to use a plant spacing of 1.3m – 1.8m and 1.8 – 2.5m for spacing between the rows. For small plantations and home gardens, the distance is shortened up to 1.0 between plants and 1.5m between the rows.

 

Newly planted plants should be kept moist until they are established and well leafed out.  Thereafter they become can become very drought hardy and require little water.

A planning hole can be made at a size of 30cm x 30cm x30cm.

In general, good quality compost or well rotted manure (1.0-2.0kg) and a small hand full of bone meal (about 30g) can be added to the bottom of the planting hole, but make sure to backfill the hole a bit with the sandy soil in order for the roots not to touch the compost/manure. There are also good organic complete fertilizers on the market such as the VitaGrow 2:3:2 from Talborne Organics which works well to add to the planting hole before planting. Care must be taken to follow the application directions as too much fertilizer can burn the roots.


Availability of Seed/planting material


Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre

POB 667 GPO Srinagar SGR JK 190001
Mob:09858986794
Ph: 01933-223705
e-mail: jkmpic@gmail.com

Heeng plants in Kashmir

Beauty of Heeng plant Kashmir

Ferula asafoetida (Apiaceae family) is a high value Ferula asafoetida medicinal plant found in Central Asia, Iran , Afghanistan, Western Pakistan and Kashmir.
If trail remains a success then it would change the economy of hill state as one Kg of pure Hing is sold for Rs 36,000-40,000.
Asafoetida cultivation can be done in these areas of Himachal and Kashmir. Asafoetida can also be produced in the upper hilly region of Uttarakhand, upper regions of Arunachal Pradesh in the north east.
Asafoetida or Asafetida is the dried latex, oleogum or oleoresin exuded from the taproots of perennial herbs belonging to many species of the genus Ferula, of the family Umbeliferacaea. The major source is Ferula asafoetida. Other sources include Ferula alliacea Boiss. , Ferula asafoetida Linn. , Ferula communis Linn. , Ferula foetida (Bunge) Reget , Ferula ferulago Linn. , Ferula galbaniflua , Ferula hermonis Boiss. , Ferula jaeschkeana , Ferula marmarica Asch.and Taub , Ferula narthex Boiss. , Ferula orientalis Linn. , Ferula persica Wild, Ferula rubricaulis Boiss. , Ferula schair Brosz , Ferula sumbul f. , Ferula szowilziana D.C. , Ferula tingitana Linn. (Syn. Ferula sancta Boiss) and other species of family Ferula. Two kinds of plant are found, male and female. Only the female plant produces the oleogum or asafetida.

Pic: Beauty of Ferula Asafoetida plant
Location: Srinagar Kashmir.
Altitude: 1,600 m asl
Date: 12th August 1999
Identification credit: Sheikh Gulzar,Projcet Head M&AP

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