Turmeric — 7Harvest, storage & transport

• Harvest and seed storage

  At maturity the plants start lodging, yellowing and drying. Dig out the rhizomes with a spade or digging fork. Seed rhizomes can be stored in open sand under partial shade.

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  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Turmeric – Harvest; storage of seed rhizomes, p. 173

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04