Turnip Cultivation: In Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, farmers are now increasingly turning to turnip cultivation. Earlier, farmers were hesitant in growing this crop due to lack of marketing and low prices, but now due to good marketing, increasing demand and attractive prices, turnip is becoming a new reliable source of income for the farmers. According to agricultural experts, turnip is a tuber crop, whose ‘Red Queen’ variety is most popular in the market. This variety, along with being better in size, color and taste, provides more production and better prices to the farmers. If farmers adopt right technology, timely sowing and scientific methods, then turnip cultivation can give more profits at less cost, see this report…
Demand for turnip is increasing among tuber crops.
Agriculture expert Ganga Ram Singh told Local 18 that turnip is a tuberous crop, in which protein is especially found in abundance. Its tuber is usually red in color and people mainly consume it in the form of salad. At present, like tuber vegetables like radish, carrot and beetroot, the demand for turnip is also continuously increasing.
Increasing trend of farmers
Agricultural expert said that earlier farmers were worried about whether it would be sold after production or not, but now due to better market system, farmers’ inclination towards turnip has increased. Even though farming is not being done on a large scale, still this crop is giving good profits to the farmers.
How to prepare the field for best yield
According to agricultural experts, since turnip is a tuber crop, it is very important to deep plow the field and make the soil loose. In such soil, the size of tubers becomes larger, the yield increases and the chances of getting diseases in the crop are less.
When is sowing done and when is production achieved?
According to agricultural experts, turnip is sown mainly in Rabi season. Rabi season is considered to be from October to January, while the summer season begins from February, in which cultivation of some specific varieties of turnip is possible.
Which variety gives the best production?
The agricultural expert said that the major varieties of turnip include Candida and Red Queen. Agricultural experts said that among these the ‘Red Queen’ variety gives the highest production. Its color is attractive red, due to which farmers are liking it more and getting good income.
