Kern 110 Coriander

Crop Name: Coriander (OP)
Season: Summer
Crop Category: Vegetable OP
Product Name: Kern 110 Coriander
Product Details: Coriander seed, dark green thick leaves, late bolting type with small seeds and
excellent yield potential
Pollination: Open Pollination
Coriander is a summer vegetable grown in temperatures ranging from 17°C to 27°C. Coriander is a plant in the same family as parsley, carrots, and celery. It contains seeds and leaves that can be sold or used in cooking. The seeds are tiny, spherical, and light brown in appearance. They are used to enhance the flavor of food and are found in various spices such as garam masala and curry. The Coriander variety Kern 110 produces a lot of dry, hard seeds. The thick, dark-green leaves are edible as a green vegetable or as an herb. The plant does not flower quickly and grows easily with the help of the wind or pollinating insects. The plant has little clusters of pink or white blossoms and can grow to be 50 cm tall.

The open-pollinated, high-yielding coriander variety Kern 110 has a late bolting feature that makes it perfect for summer planting. The tiny seeds grow into plants with large, deep-green leaves that are excellent for garnishing and adding flavor to food.
• Type of Seed: The seeds of coriander are small, spherical, and light brown in appearance. They have a spicy, nutty, and earthy flavor and are used as a spice. Before sowing, they are cut in half.
• Growing Habit: Coriander is an annual herb that grows up to 50 cm tall. It has slender stems, broad-lobed leaves at the base, and feathery leaves higher on the flowering stems. It has white or pink flowers in small umbels.
• Plant Height: Coriander plants can reach a height of 50 cm.
• Hardiness Zone: Coriander thrives in USDA zones 3–11. At the time of flowering and seed development, it prefers a frost-free tropical climate.
• Taste Profile: The flavor of coriander leaves is tangy, citrusy, and fresh. They can be used as an herb or as a green vegetable. Coriander seeds taste peppery, nutty, and earthy. They are used as a flavoring or spice.
• Fragrance: The aroma of coriander leaves is lemony and pleasant. The smell of coriander seeds is warm and sweet.
• Health Benefits: Coriander provides a wide range of health advantages, including lowering blood sugar, increasing immunity, reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, helping digestion, avoiding urinary tract infections, and fighting infections.
• Nutrient Supply and Fertilization: It needs organic manure or compost before sowing and nitrogen fertilizer after thinning. It also needs phosphorus and potassium fertilizer for better growth and yield.

• Soil type: Coriander needs loamy soil that drains well and has a pH between 6 and 8.
• Irrigation: It should be lightly watered and weeded. Keep the ground moist but not waterlogged.
• Sowing: Sow split seeds in sunny, well-drained soil. Water well and thin to 15-20 cm. Cover with soil or mulch.
• Planting: Plant the seeds in a sunny, well-drained area. Thin the plants to 15-20 cm apart to ensure proper growth.
• Sunlight requirement: Coriander needs 4-5 hours of sun, cool and shade in summer, frost-free in winter, and growing light indoors.

Harvesting and storage:
Harvest the leaves after 35 days, or when they have fully grown. Before blossoming, remove any leaves or entire plants. When the seeds are brown, cut them and dry them. Keep fresh leaves in water, or freeze, dry, or oil them. Keep dried seeds in an airtight container or ground them.

Crop Management - Fertilizer:
It needs compost or organic manure before planting, followed by nitrogen fertiliser after thinning. It also requires fertilizer including potassium and phosphate for optimum growth and yield. Use a balanced fertilizer with a nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium ratio of 4:1:1. Apply the fertiliser once a month starting one month after planting.

Crop Management:
• Pesticides Usage: Aphids, whiteflies, and spider mites are pests that harm coriander. Spray neem oil, insecticidal soap, or pyrethrin to control them. Powdery mildew and downy mildew are diseases that affect coriander. Apply copper sulfate or chlorothalonil fungicides to prevent them.
• Weed management: Physical, chemical, or mulching approaches, or a mix of these, can be used to manage weeds. Hand weeding at 25 and 40 days after sowing (DAS) or two to three times during crop growth can be used to manage weeds in coriander. Interculturing should be done at 25 and 40 DAS. Pre-emergence or post-emergence herbicides should be used. Mulching with organic or plastic materials.