Storage of Ginger
- 20% storage loss due to rotting / drying of rhizomes
- 80-85% moisture content in ginger rhizomes
- Pit storage (temp. 20 o C, R H 85%) , if more temp. and RH in pit storage, storage disease like Alternaria, Fusarium, Phytium, Acrimonim, Aspergillus.
Storage of Ginger
a) Pit Storage:
- Well drained area, upland areas,
- Length = 3 feet
- Breadth = 3 feet
- Depth = 3 feet
- Pit is sterilized by buring or by application of fungicides
- One inch layer of sand or wooden dust of rice husk is spreaded at bottom of pit/trench
- Treated rhizomes are spreaded alternately with dry sand or dry saw dust
- One or two wooden plank is kept at top of pit. A pipe for oxygen supply is inserted into pit by making hole in wooden plank
- The top of pit with wooden plank is covered with soil making semi circular shape
- 200-300 kg ginger rhizomes can be stored in this method
- Shade is provided over the storage pit to reduce temperature
- This method is effective at altitude : 1000-1600 meter areas in hill
- 4-5 months storage, Paush to chaitra
- Only 5-10% loss reported
b) Cellar Storage
- 6-7 months storage
- 2000-3000 kg ginger storage
- 12-14 o C, 60-75 % RH is maintained inside cellar store
- Cellar store is made in mid hills in terraces, L*B* H = 7feet * 7feet * 8 feet