hai guys i am going to plant tamarind farm for 3 acres plz give me details about plant method ,space,water and fertilizer etc ...Is there any spl brand to cultivate give ur feedback
Tamarind has been traditionally regarded as a backyard tree that would grow on its own and yield some fruits for home use. It is not so any more, and tamarind is as much a commercial crop as any other fruit tree.
Tamarind is in transition, from a useful tree to a profitable crop.
There are two types of Tamarind – Sour and Sweet .
PKM1 , Prathisthan, Urigam , DTS -1 ,Yogeswari , Cumbum etc. are sour tamarind and sweet tamarind is from Thailand .
CIAH & ICAR have released a new tamarind variety “ Goma Prateek “
It’s semi dwarf tree having 4-5 mt height , dense foliage ,dropping branches and starts flowering in the forth year . The fruit is slightly curved in shape and about 16.7 cm pod length , and pulp is reddish . It’s suitable for high density planting under rain fed or hot semi arid zones
The fruit yield is approx. 58-80 kgs per plant in rain fed condition and in irrigated condition .
The sweet tamarind is from Thailand . Its pulp is sweet and slightly tart . The fruits of sweet tamarind are smaller in size, requiring more than 70 fruits per kg . The pulp of sweet tamarind can be used to make juice or dried fruit. A tamarind with red pulp, the fruits of which are preferred as a fresh fruit .