Ginger prefers a friable, well-drained loamy soil rich in humus, with warm, humid conditions and about 150 cm annual rainfall. It is grown as an irrigated crop in humid tropical zones, from sea level to 1500 m. Season given in the source: May–June.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Ginger – Soil and climate; season, p. 174
