Innovation in budding technique for overcoming bottling problem in nutmeg
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While Ciby started nutmeg cultivation, he collected more than 30 types of nutmeg from all parts of Kerala and planted in his garden. Through meticulous evaluation of selected 12 superior genotypes for further planting and multiplication. These types are now popular as Kallingal 1 (K 1) to Kallingal 12 (K12), Ciby gradually started multiplication…
Development of high yielding nutmeg geno types
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Mr. Ciby is credited with the development of 12 unique High Yielding types of nutmeg. Mr. Ciby has been closely observing the 1200 odd nutmeg trees in his plantation for nearly 25 years since he started nutmeg farming. He has been closely evaluating the nutmeg trees based on their yield, mace seed and fruit…
Ciby Kallingal – A True Saviour of Nutmeg
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An Article in SPICE INDIA Vol. 28, No. 11, November 2015 When one of the first nurseries in South India commenced operation in 1908 in Channoth area near Pattikkad in Thrichur district, the proprietor, Ollukaran Thomakutty never imagined that he would be playing a vital role in shaping the destiny of nutmeg cultivation in…
Nutmeg varieties
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Nutmeg types and characters Type Characters KALLINGAL – 1 Tall, Good Spread, Normal Nut, Full Mace, Year Round Yield (Approximately above 4000 nuts/year)80-90 nuts/kg 3 gram/mace KALLINGAL – 2 Tall, Good Spread, Big Nut & Mace, Year Round Yield (Approximately above 5000 nuts/year)70-80 nuts/kg 3 gram/mace KALLINGAL – 3 Normal Height, Spread, Big Nut…
Nutmeg Nursery and Plantations
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Kallingal Plantations is considered to be the best Nutmeg Nursery in Kerala with vast areas under Nutmeg cultivation. Nutmeg plantations and the nursery are famous for the quality and variety of Nutmeg seedlings. About Kallingal Plantations Kallingal plantations have introduced a unique way of cultivating nutmeg alongside coconut, rubber, arecanut etc. For Mr. Ciby…
Kallingal Nutmeg Nursery in Kerala
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Kallingal Nutmeg Nursery is one of the few Nutmeg nurseries in Kerala which is government approved. The Kallingal Nutmeg nursery has its own reasons to be famous. The Nursery has over 30 varieties of Nutmeg plants and each with a distinction. Kallingal is one of the few award winners for Genome preservation of Nutmeg…
It all comes down to Nutmeg:
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Its time to get nutmegized…!!! Be it a sprinkling on eggnog, a blended latte or a spice cake, nutmeg is there for you. It has been praised for its extraordinary uses and medicinal properties. Nutmeg has a brown look but has a spicy and sweet flavor that warms your mind. Let’s have a look…
Nutmeg as an agricultural business – How good is it?
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Nutmeg as an agricultural business Nutmeg is a tree which grows to heights of around 60 feet with countless medical applications with almost every component of the fruit. The Nutmeg tree yield two kinds of spices, they are the dark colored nut and the red mace is seen to cover it. Nutmeg is originated…
All You Want to Know About Nutmeg
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Nutmeg is the evergreen tree named Myristica fragrans, the fruit of which is one of the expensive spices in the world. The powdered form is usually used for flavoring the food and it also has some medicinal properties as well. In India, there is another variety of the plant M. malabarica wherein the plant…
