After 3 years of research on the cultivation of turmeric, it is clear that we can successfully grow turmeric in our region. With nice harvest results, even in unheated tunnel, PCG was able to produce some useful documents for growers. First of all, a cultivation manual for the cultivation of turmeric in northwest Europe. Exploratory research was also done on cultivation on an aeroponics system, see this document. Finally, a first techno-economic analysis of cultivation was also prepared.

Turmeric Cultivation Manual content:

• 1. Turmeric
  Cultivation purpose
  General
• 2. Start of the cultivation
  Plant material
  Pre-germination
  Start of the cultivation
• 3. Different cultivation methods
  Cultivation in a plastic tunnel
  Cultivation in a (heated) greenhouse
  Cultivation on other substrates
• 4. Maintenance
  Manual labour
  Fertilization
  Mulching
  Irrigation
  IPM
• 5. Harvest
• 6. Storage
• 7. Bibliography

Pilot aeroponics cultivation of turmeric content:

• 1. Turmeric
  General
  Cultivation purpose
• 2. Hydro- and aeroponics
  Soilless cultivation
  Hydroponics
  Aeroponics
• 3. Pilot set-up
• 4. General trial set-up
• 5. Trial 2021
• 6. Trial 2022
• 7. Demonstrations for growers
• 8. Conclusion
• 9. Bibliography

Techno economic assessment of the turmeric cultivation content:

• 1. The CURCOL project
• 2. Turmeric cultivation
  Base case
  Reference case 1
  Reference case 2
• 3. Results
  Base case
  Reference case 1
  Reference case 2
  Impact of scale
• 4. Conclusion
• 5. Bibliography

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