Presentation on Cultivation of ker

Presentation on Cultivation of ker

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  Ker Botanical name :Capparisdeciduas Family :Capparidaceae Origin place :India Fruit type :Berry
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  Botany Leafless shrub foundin arid and semi arid regions of india. It is shrub or small tree with dense thorny branches. Distribtution It is the important indigenous fruit of Rajasthan. Besides it is also grown in UP, Haryana, Punjab, MP, Gujarat and deccan peninsula. Species C.grandis – it produces oil which is used as an illuminant. C.sepiaria – It is climbing shrub used as a hedge plant. C.spinosa – The flower buds, known as capers, and are used as condiment. C.zeylanica – It is a thorny shrub and suitable to grow as hedge. The fruits are used as vegetable.
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  Tree of Ker
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  Uses The immature fruitare used as vegetable and pickling purpose. Fruits having medicinal values, they are beneficial in cardiac impairment and biliousness. Bark is used in cough, asthma inflammation and rheumatism. Wood and twigs are used as firewood Ker Pickle
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  Nutritional Value ofKer A 2009 report published in the Journal of Horticulture and Forestry provides the following nutritional values for 100g of ker: 41.6 kcal 8.6g Protein 1.8g Carbohydrate 12.3g Fibre 7.81mg Vitamin C 55mg Calcium 57mg Phosphorous Varieties No named varieties of it but efforts were made by NBPGR, CAZRI, SKRAU and CIAH. Bikaner has maintained 32 accessions of ker.
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  Climate It is xerophyticin nature. Suitable for dry climate of arid and semi arid regions. Soil Can be grown is various types of wastelands. Root development is better in sandy soils. It is tolerant to salinity to greater extent.
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  Propagation Ker is mainlypropagated by seeds and root suckers. Propagation by stem cutting is also successful. For raising seedlings seeds are extracted from mature fruits. Seeds are sown in nursery beds or in polythene bags of 25 x 10 cm size. Seedling attain plantable size within a year. Propagation by root sucker is cumbersome because it takes much time for taking out suckers along with root portion. Propagation of ker by semi hardwood and hardwood cutting does not take much time. It is easy and convenient to follow. Rainy is the best time for propagation.
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  Planting The pits of60 cm3 size are dug well in advance. They are filled with a mixture of soil and FYM(50:50). Planting distance 3 x 3 m. Irrigation Being a drought resistant does not require much irrigation.  However, newly planted plant require adequate moisture for their survival and esatablishment. Training and pruning Simultaneously at the time of planting, staking may also be done to provide support to young plants to grow straight. Ker does not require regular pruning. However, unwanted such as dead, diseased and criss cross branches are removed to facilitate fruit harvesting and other cultural operations.
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  Flowering and fruiting Seedlingof ker start bearing 7-8 years after planting and vegetatively propagated trees 4-5 years. Ker shrubs bear fruit two to three times a year, from March through April, and again from May through July. If the shrub bears for a third time, it will occur during the winter months from October through November. Heaviest fruiting occurs right before the monsoons arrive. As a survival mechanism, highest fruiting happens during the driest times of the year
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  Harvesting Mainly fruits areharvested in the month July-August. Bearing Tree
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  Checking for Ripenessin Ker Ker berries ripen from a small, green berry no bigger than a peppercorn to a much larger caper the size of a blueberry. When at its largest, the fruit ripens from green to white, lastly settling on a light cherry red.