PLANTATION CROPS

Rubber

Introduction

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Africa are the main rubber producing countries. Natural rubber for commercial production is available from Manihot glaziovii (cera rubber), Ficus elastica (India rubber), Castiolla elastica (Panama rubber), Parthenium argenatum (Guayul), Taraxacum koksaghyz and Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber) and among them, Hevea brasiliensis is the most important commercial source of natural rubber.

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Tea

Introduction

The oldest known beverage, tea is native of China in South East Asia. It was known to the Chinese as early as 2737BC, but attained the status of a popular drink in England in 1664 AD. India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter in tea industry.

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Cinchona

Introduction

Cinchona is native of high lands of South America and was introduced in India (Nilgiris) in 1859. It is grown in Nilgiris and Anamalai hills of Tamil Nadu. It is also grown in Darjeeling (West Bengal).

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Cocoa

Cocoa, (Theobroma cacao) is a bevarage crop introduced in India in the early 1965s. It is native of Amazon valley of South America. In India, it is cultivated mainly as a mixed crop in coconut and arecanut gardens.

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Arecanut

Arecanut palm (Areca catechu L.) is cultivated primarily for its kernel obtained from the fruit which is chewed in its tender, ripe or processed form.

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Cashew

Cashew is native of South Eastern Brazil, from where it was introduced to Malabar coast of India in the sixteenth century to cover bare hillside for soil conservation. It gained commercial importance in 1920.

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Coffee

Introduction

Coffee, native of Ethiopia, was introduced into India sometime during 1600 AD by a Muslim pilgrim, BabaBudan on the hills near Chikmangalur. Now coffee cultivation is mainly confined to the State of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh and on a limited scale to Arunanchal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal.

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