Fresh Ginger
| Botanical Name : | Zingiber Officinale |
| English Name : | Ginger |
| Hindi Name : | Adrak |
| Family Name : | Zingiberaceae |
Cultivation
India, China, Nepal, Nigeria, Thailand and Indonesia are top production countries of ginger. India is the largest producer of ginger in the world. Ginger crop is cultivated in most of the states in India. However, Kerala, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland and Orissa together produce 75% of country’s total production.
About
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about a meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. Ginger is known to stimulate the production of saliva, which makes swallowing easier.
Varieties
| Sl. No. | Variety | Yield (t/ha) | Maturity (days |
| 1. | IISR- Varada | 22.6 | 200 |
| 2. | Suprabha | 16.6 | 229 |
| 3. | Suruchi | 11.6 | 218 |
| 4. | Suravi | 17.5 | 225 |
| 5. | Himagiri | 13.5 | 230 |
| 6. | IISR Mahima | 23.2 | 200 |
| 7. | IISR Rejatha | 22.4 | 200 |
Ginger has a very long history of use in various forms of traditional/alternative medicine. It has been used to help digestion, reduce nausea and help fight the flu and common cold, to name a few. Ginger can be used fresh, dried, powdered, or as an oil or juice, and is sometimes added to processed foods and cosmetics.
Packing
Gunny Bags, Jute Bags - 20kg, 50kg,