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VOL. 11, ISSUE 1 (2026)
Evaluation of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) cultivars for their suitability in hilly zone of Karnataka
Authors
Harsha K N, Kavya S, Manuval Joseph, Veeresh N, Karuppa Samy K
Abstract
India is known as the land of spices from the
time immemorial and has been the leading country in the world for production,
consumption and export of spices. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) is
one of the oldest known spices valued for its aroma and pungency. Ginger is
used both in fresh and dried form. Certain ginger genotypes have greater
adaptability, higher yield, better quality and unique use value. Paddy fields
of Sakleshpur regions are gaining change of crop. Due to increasing cost of
production and labour cost paddy is being replaced with ginger. The most
popular ginger cultivar Rio-de-Janeiro is the most preferred cultivar in this
zone. On the contrary when industry requirement is assessed it also demand
ginger with high oil content, fiber content and oleoresin content. Keeping
these points in view an observatory trial was taken up at Indian Cardamom
Research Institutes regional station Sakleshpur to evaluate promising released
ginger cultivars and their suitability in Sakleshpur regionduring 2022-2023 and
2023-2024. Six ginger genotypes were laid out in Completely Randomized Block
Design, replicated four times. Growth attributes like plant height varied from
58.6 cm to 72.8 cm. Among the six genotypes evaluated the genotype Rio-de-
Janeiro recorded maximum plant height (72.8 cm) which was on par with genotype
IISR-Vajra (68.8 cm) and the lowest plant height was observed in genotype IISR
Rajatha (58.6 cm). The number of tillers were maximum in genotype Rio-de-
Janeiro (13.40), which was statistically on par with IISR-Vajra (12.1) whereas
the minimum number of tillers was observed in IISR Rajatha (7.80). The genotype
Rio-de- Janeiro recorded the maximum yield per plant and yield per hectare
(360.80 g and 28.86 t) respectively, next position for yield level was recorded
with IISR-Vajra (308.6 g and 24.7 t) respectively and the lowest was recorded
in the genotype IISR Mahima (248.2 g and 19.86 t) respectively. Among the
different genotypes evaluated, the genotype Rio-de- Janeiro performed better
with respect growth and yield parameters. Hence, it can be recommended for
commercial cultivation of ginger in Sakleshpur area of Karnataka. Next level of
yield was achieved by IISR Vajra. Yield level of IISR Vajra found to be
consistent in both the seasons even in high rainfall condition also.
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Pages:118-119
How to cite this article:
Harsha K N, Kavya S, Manuval Joseph, Veeresh N, Karuppa Samy K "Evaluation of ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Rosc.) cultivars for their suitability in hilly zone of Karnataka". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 11, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 118-119
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