Saffron Cultivation: Kusam is a plant with medical properties. Its seeds, skins, leaves petals, and oil released from it are used to produce medications. According to experts, its flower oil is used to cure more PP and heart -related diseases. In addition, kusam oil is used to make products like soap and paint. It can be easily grown in low water areas. It is cultivated in defined irrigation conditions. Its plant starts easily in 120 to 134 days. Any farmers can make a profit by raising in a very short time. Recently, ICAR has created a variety of advanced varieties of ISF -300 for farmers. Let us know what its specialty is.
Kusum ISF-300 type special
The Kusam ISF -300 is a type of high productivity, which is known mainly that it is mainly given to the oil and seeds. The average yield of Kusam ISF -300 is 17.96 to 18 quintals per hectare and the amount of oil in the flower is about 38.2%, which is the perfect choice for oil production. This type is 134 days ready. In addition, it is recommended to grow in areas such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
What kind of climate is appropriate?
The temperature of 15 degrees is good for its germination and a temperature of 20-25 degrees for good yield. Sowing within the second week of October, otherwise germination affects the germination due to excessive freezing.
How to do Kusam ki Sow?
To sow kusam crop, you need 10 to 15 kg of seeds per hectare. When sowing it, the distance between the first row in the row is 45 to 45. Keep the drainage system well in its fields.
How to cut and win?
When the branches of the plant are dry, cut the lower leaves and remove it, so that the plants can easily be caught without a barrier to thorns. The thorns are soft by harvesting in the morning. In addition, it can be harvested by wearing gloves in the hands to harvest the thorns. After drying the crop cut in the sun for 2 to 3 days, it is attacked to be hit by poles.
Profit from kusam cultivation
If the farmer cultivates kusum in a hectare in a hectare, he can get 17 to 18 quintals. Its seeds, peel, leaf, petals, oil and syrup are all sold at good prices so that farmers can make a profit.
