Organic cultivation of Aloevera

       Today we will discuss about Aloevera.

     It ia a plant of North Africa and today it is cultivated in either world. It is being cultivated from the 17th century in the part of India, China, pakistan, & South Europe. It plants are found and cultivated cold and tropical evergreen region such as Australia, Barbados, Belij, Nigeria, $ USA. In the either world, it has 264 species. Today, it is being cultivated as ornamental plants. It's plants has the height of 2-3 feet, it's stem is too small and it has fibrous roots and it leaves can be upto 1-1.5 feet long and 1-3 inch wide and has the depth of about 0.5 inch. There is shiny thick liquid, with little smell, it is bitter in taste. It has yellowish liquid in it, which freezes after cooling which is known as Aloevera juice. In india, it is mostly cultivated in dry places of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, & Harayana.

        Preparation of land and use of manures.

It is cultivated in the high regions. Plough the farm deeply upto 20-30 cm, after ploughing add 10-15 tons/ heactare of cow dung after the last ploughing.

         

                                  Climate.

It is most cultivated in hot, cold tropical evergreen region.

                        Time For harvesting.

 It can be cultivated at irrigated places at any interval except the winter season but July & August are the most suitable ones. While it can be harvested at any interval in the non-irrigated places.

                            Seeds quantity.

In 1 heactare we need upto 5000-10000 of small plants. The plants which is 3-4 month old and have 3-4 leaves on them are used as seeds. The number of plants used is dependent on fertlity of soil , plants- plant distance upto 1-2 feet  & row-row distance 1-1.5 Metres.

                 

                        Harvesting methods.

     For it's cultivation, khoond is made. In 1 metre only 2 plants should be planted, then 1 metre should be left ideal and again 2 plants should be planted in another 1 metre. This is done so to take care of the crops properly and cutting of the plants. When new plants emerges from the parent plants then they should be covered with the soil. In rainy season plucked off the new plants from their roots and should be harvested again.

                               Irrigation.

 Just after harvesting it should be irrigated and by default it should be irrigated as this enhances the amount of gel in it.

      

                              Disease control.

 1. Spherical spots.

 It is the main disease of the plants this mekes the spherical spots on the leaves of the plants. In this disease, Heamtonekteria hemtokoka can be seen easily over it. For it's prevention we should destroy the infected plants, use disease resistant plants and use 0.25% of Mankojeb, Thiofinatemethyl 0.1%, any of these can be added.

 2. Leaf spots.

 This disease is seen in monsoon and in this brownish spots are seen on the leaves and the surrounding of the base turns into yellowish colour. At extent it can effect leaves and branches and it dries off the plants. It can damage upto 30-40% of the crops. For it's prevention eliminate the infected plants or use Captan 0.2% or Mankojeb 0.25% should be sprinkle on the crops.

3. Anthroknose leaf spot.

 In this, plant get affected by watery brown and little deep spots, the size is 2-3 cm in spherical shape ,by which leaf upper portion seems to be burnt off. For this prevention , copper and Kaptan fungicides should be used in the interval of 13-14 days which will prevent this disease.

                     Cutting and production.

 After 1 year of harvesting the crops become ready for it's cutting. Lowermost 3-4 leaves should be cut with the help of sharp sickle and after every 3-4 months lowermost leaves should be cut as these have more juice in them. 2 tons/heactare is production can be obtained every season.