Family |
Liliaceae |
English Name |
Kalihari, Glory lili, Kanvalli, Flame lily |
Malayalam Name |
Mentonni, Karthikapoovu |
Tamil Name |
Senganthal, Kalappaikizhangu, Kanvalli chedi, Kanthal |
Kannada Name |
Gouri gedde |
Telugu Name |
Adavi nabhi |
Hindi Name |
Kaligari, Bachnag |
Sanskrit Name |
Kalihari, Agnijvala, Agnimukhi |
Trade Name
|
Kalihari, Glory lili, Kanvalli, Flame lily |
Part Used |
Tuber |
In Wild |
NA |
Under Cultivation |
NA |
Temperature |
NA |
Rainfall |
70 cm |
Farmers |
NA |
Traders |
NA |
Institution |
NA |
Individually |
NA |
State/Region |
NA |
District |
NA |
Nursery Information |
NA |
Yield |
Yield of seeds is 500-625 kg/ha and tubers 750 kg/ha. |
Economic of cultivation |
Cost of cultivation: ? 1,70,000 per hectare.
Market price: Dry seeds - ?1500; Tubers - ? 650 per kg (as on June 2019).
Total income: ? 12,37,500 - 14,25,000 per hectare.
Net income: ? 10,67,500-12,55,000 per hectare.
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Quantitative quality standards |
Root
1. Foreign matter : Not more than 2.0 %
2. Ash : Not more than 4.5 %
3. Acid-insoluble ash : Not more than 0.5 %
4. Ethanol-soluble extractives : Not less than
1.4 %
5. Water-soluble extractive : Not less than
24.0 % |
Description |
Herbaceous climbers with biforked tuberous roots. Leaves sub sessile, alternate, opposite or whorled, 5-13 x 1.5-4 cm, ovate-lanceolate, base cordate or amplexicaul, ending in a tendril. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered, terminal racemes. Perianth-lobes 6, free, linear-oblong, reflexed or spreading, margin undulate, apex acuminate, yellowish below and reddish above. Capsule 3-5 x 1-2 cm, ellipsoid-oblong; seeds many, 3 mm, globose, warty. |
Agro technology/Cultivation practices |
This plant grows under tropical, subtropical and semiarid climate. The species thrives in variety of soil ranging from clay- loam to light sandy-loam but a well-drained red loamy soil is best suited for its cultivation. Highly acidic pH is ideal for its growth. This can be cultivated up to 600 m altitude with an annual rainfall of 70 cm.
Cultivation
1. Planting stock production: Gloriosa is propagated through tubers.
2. Field planting: About 2000 kg tubers are required for one hectare. June
July is the best time for planting in the field. Field is ploughed
well, and 30 cm deep pits are prepared with the spacing of 30 45 cm.
Pandals as cover head structures of about 2 m height with crisscross
coir ropes are to be provided to support of growing plant.
3. Manuring/Fertilizer: At the time of land preparation farmyard
manure/compost is applied based on plant or soil analysis.
4. Irrigation: The crop is irrigated immediately after planting. Subsequent
irrigation is done at 5 days interval.
5. Pest and diseases: The crop may be watched for caterpillar infestation.
During rainy season rotting of tubers occur if proper drainage is not
given. |
Harversting |
Capsules of 6-12 cm long containing red color seeds are harvested 160180 days after sprouting of tubers. |
Processing |
Harvested pods are sun-dried and seeds are separated by seed thresher
machine. The separated seeds are further sundried and then stored. |
References |
NA |
