Field preparation
Field should be prepared by 2 – 3 ploughing followed by 1 – 2 harrowing, then leveling is done.
- FYM is applied during last ploughing.
- When grown in small plots for leaves, the soil should be well prepared and leveled.
a. Manure and Fertilizer
- FYM @ 10 – 20 ton/hac, 60: 30: 20 Kg NPK/hac.
- In irrigated coriander, 40kg N/hac should be applied in two split dose of 30 days and 75 days after sowing
b. Sowing Time
- Plains: Oct. – Dec.
- Hills: March – April.
c. Seed Rate and Spacing
- Seed rate:-15 – 20 Kg/hac.
- Spacing: 20 – 25 cm X 5 – 10 cm.
- Before sowing the seeds are rubbed generally with hand into two halves.
d. Seed Sowing
- Overnight soaking of seeds before sowing is beneficial for germination.
e. Irrigation
- Coriander cannot withstand water logging condition, therefore proper drainage should be
- Crop is irrigated at 10 – 12 days intervals.
- Immediately after sowing, the beds are likely watered.
- Soil should be kept moist till the seed germinates.
f. Interculture
- Thinning, first weeding and hoeing should be done 30 days after sowing as the initial growth of coriander is slow.
- Other hoeing and weeding is done according to need.