Co 1, Co 2, Co 3, CO (CR) 4, GAU 1, UD 1, UD 2, UD 20 and UD 21

1) Soil
Well drained silt or loamy soils are suited for cultivation. For rainfed cultivation soil should be clay in nature and the pH should be 6 – 8. Coriander performs well at a temperature range of 20 – 25 °C.

2) Climate
Cool and comparatively dry, frost free climate

3) Season
June - July and October - November

4) Field preparation and sowing
Prepare the main field to a fine tilth and form beds and channels (for irrigated crop). Sow the split seeds at a spacing of 20 x 15 cm. The seeds will germinate in about 8-15 days.

Presowing seed hardening treatment with Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate @ 10g/lit of water for 16 hours is to be done for rainfed crop. Seeds are to be treated with Azospirillum @ 3 packets/ha. Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 4 g/kg of seed has to be done to control wilt disease. 5) Seed rate
10 - 12 kg/ha (Irrigated crop)

20 – 25 kg/ha (Rainfed crop)

Whole seed will not germinate and hence the seeds are split open into halves before sowing for more germination percentage.

6) Seed Treatment
Soak the seeds in water for 12 hours. Treat the seeds with Azospirillum @ 1.5 kg /ha for better crop establishment + Trichoderma viride @ 50 kg/ha to control wilt disease. Pre sowing seed hardening treatment with Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate @ 10 g/lit of water for 16 hours is to be done for rainfed crop.

7) Field preparation and sowing
Prepare the main field to a fine tilth.

Add FYM 10 t/ha before last ploughing.

Form beds and channels (for irrigated crop).

Show the split seeds at a spacing of 20 x 15 cm.

Spray pre-emergence herbicide Fluchloralin 700 ml in 500 lit of water per ha .

The seeds will germinate in about 8-15 days.

8) Manuring
Basal
FYM 10 t/ha; 10 kg N, 40 kg P and 20 kg K for rainfed and irrigated crops. Top dressing
Top dressing may be done at 10 kg N/ha 30 days after sowing for the irrigated crop only.
9) Irrigation (for irrigated crop only)
First irrigation should be given immediately after sowing and the second on the third day and subsequent irrigations at 7-10 days interval.

10) Aftercultivation
Pre-emergence spray of herbicide Fluchloralin 700 ml in 500 lit/ha. Thinning is done 30 days after sowing. Subsequent weeding is done as and when necessary. Leave 2 plants per hill. Spray CCC @ 250 ppm one month after sowing for inducing drought tolerance in rainfed crops.

Powdery mildew
Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf 1) @ 10 g /kg and foliar spray of Pf1 2 g/lit or Spray Wettable sulphur 1 kg/ha or Dinocap 250 ml/ha at the time of initial appearance of the disease and 2nd spray at 10 days interval. Neem seed kernel extracts 5 % spray thrice (1st spray immediately after the appearance of disease, 2nd and 3rd at 10 days interval).

Wilt
Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens @10g /kg followed by soil application of Pf1 @ 5 kg /ha

Grain mould
Grain mould can be controlled by spraying Carbendazim 0.1% (500 g/ha) 20 days after grain set.

Slow wilt:
Apply Phorate 10 G @ 30 g or Carbofuran 3 G @ 100g per vine (May – June and September - October) + Copper oxy Chloride @ 0.2 % (Soil drenching) or Potassium phosphonate @ 0.3% or Metalaxyl @ 0.1 %.