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Climate and soil: Tamarind tree grows well in any type of climate. Tamarind trees grow in drought prone areas with heavy rainfall. The tamarind tree does not require certain types. In extremely light soils, in Malrana, on hill slopes, in medium black, heavy black and poyta soils, tamarind plants grow well and produce a lot.

Tamarind trees can grow well in more fertile soils and alkaline soils. However, in such soils, it is difficult to keep the plants alive in the early stages, so in such inferior soils, one-by-one-by-one meter size pits should be dug and filled with soil mixture and only then seedlings or cuttings should be planted. Chinch is an cultivable fruit crop in such inferior soils as the soil does not affect its growth once the plant survives.

Castes: Akola Smriti, Chinch Pratishthan, No. 263, Yogeshwari, Jagdish, Udigram, Dharwad Chinch.

Growth: The success rate is higher if the tamarind is grown in a clay method. In this method seedlings should be prepared in polythene bag and grafted on seedlings at the age of eight to ten months in March by soil grafting method. The success rate is 80 to 90 percent.

Planting Management: When planting tamarind, the distance between two plants should be 10 meters and the distance between two rows should be 10 meters. In summer, one by one by one meter size pits should be prepared. When filling the pits before the rains, mulch should be placed at a height of 10 to 15 cm at the bottom. Then fill it with a mixture of well decomposed manure and soil. Add 100 g of linden powder to the soil. Planting of seedlings or cuttings should be done after one or two rains, so maximum rainfall during the rainy season and humid rainy weather are very beneficial for plant growth. Tree mortality is reduced and tree growth is faster. To retain moisture in the soil, in the second fortnight of September, linden powder should be sprinkled around each plant and covered with a layer of dried grass, mulch, sugarcane husk, wood shavings or sticks at least 20 to 30 cm thick.

Turn and pruning: To give the tamarind tree a first turn, when the tree is three feet high, its top should be pruned and then four branches should be scattered in all four directions. When the tamarind tree is growing, light pruning improves the growth of the tree. Keep removing the horizontal branches and footpaths on the tamarind tree. After removing the tamarind fruits every year, the dried branches of the tree should be cut off.

Intercropping: Tamarind is planted at a distance of 10 by 10 meters. Since tamarind is a slow growing fruit tree, other intercrops should be taken after tamarind planting. In the beginning, green gram, urad, groundnut and vegetables should be grown. Every year before the monsoon, the roots of the trees should be dug with a spade and fertilized. Keep the larvae clean and free from weeds.

Fertilizer management: Tamarind plants should be given manure and chemical fertilizers so that they grow vigorously after planting and bear fruit as soon as possible. Fertilizers should be started after one year of seedlings or cuttings. Full manure should be given at the beginning of the rainy season, full phosphorus and potash and half nitrogen as soon as it rains and the remaining half nitrogen in August to September.

Water management: In the first two years, cover the plant in summer and give 10 to 15 liters of water to each plant every ten days. If possible, watering the plants during flowering and after fruiting, if possible, increases the yield significantly.

Harvesting and production: The growth of tamarind tree is very slow. If seedlings are prepared and planted from seeds, the plants bear fruit 10 to 12 years after planting. However, the seedlings bear fruit in seven to eight years after grafting. The plants flower in June to July and are ready for harvest in March to April. As the tamarind begins to ripen, the turf turns green and turns brown. The skin of the ripe tamarind is completely dried and separated from the gara. Fully grown tamarind trees yield more or less depending on the species. On an average 1.5 to 2.0 quintals of tadpoles are obtained per plant. Separated shells, veins and seeds should be sent to the market for sale.