Climatic Requirement
- It can be grown from sea level to 1000 meter elevation in subtropical regions
- It requires warm temperate or mild climate
- It can not tolerate frost and hot and humid climate as well
- It require dry and cool climate
- Temperature during growth = 15 to 25 o C and during flowering and ripening = 20-30 o C is favorable
- During harvesting, dry weather is desirable
Soil
- Cumin grows best in deep friable, well drained alluvial or loam soil, rich in organic matter
- pH ranging between 6 to 7
Varieties
a) On the basis of flower color, two types :
- White flowered
- Pink flowered
b) Indian Varieties :
- S-1 : Early type , suitable for light soil
- S 404 : Suitable for heavy soil
c) Other Varieties :
- Gujrat Cumin-1
- Gujrat Cumin-2
- Rajasthan Jeera-19