| 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 160–180 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 |
