Soil and Climate:

• Mild tropical climate as found in the humid hill slopes is best suited.
• Can be grown in plains under shade. Elevation from 500 m to 700 m is ideal.
• The optimum temperature is from 21⁰C-24⁰
• It can be grown in areas of 22⁰ C-32⁰ C with optimum rainfall ranges from 100-150cm.
• A light well drained soil with pH 5.5 to 7.0 is preferable.
• Heavy soils can also be used if drainage facilities are available.
• High Mg and Mn content are injurious to the crop.

Spacing:

• Plant in double rows either in beds or in trenches with the plants into the second rows set in the middle of the plants in the first row.
• The spacing between two trenches will be 90 cm.
• Row to row spacing in the same bed per trench will be 60 cm and plant spacing within the row is 30 cm.

Planting:

• Use suckers and slips of 300-350 g weight for planting.
• Give a slanting cut to the suckers before planting and dip in Mancozeb 0.3% or Carbendazim 0.1%.