Cardamom is an indigenous spice of South India. It is cultivated in about 1,08,000 acres on the hills as a plantation crop. It is a perennial, yielding about 33-35 pounds of dry capsules per acre per annum. About 80% of the total production is exported mostly to the hard currency area. Though this crop does not contribute directly to the food wealth of South India, it is definitely a good dollar earning crop. The price of cardamom has risen up high recently to about Rs. 10/- per pound. Hence, there is now an urge on the part of the planters for manuring their cardamom crop to maximise production. Usually the cardamom crop is not manured.
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