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This is a valuable and delicate crop raised in gardens : it 

 requires much care, fine tilth and a firm seed-bed : grown in 

 two seasons, beginning of south-west and end of north-east 

 monsoons : wants thorough manuring and light watering 

 and mild climate. Hence cultivated in limited extent in 

 Coimbatore and elsewhere in Madura and in Cuddapah- 

 Kurnool. A rich loam fairly well-drained is preferred : two 

 months crop. 



Seed- rate- 20 lb. per acre. 



Weight of seed— 1,000 seeds weigh 3*97 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb.— 114,250. 

 ' Yield— up to 750 lb. of seed (fruits). 



OMUM-BISHOP'S WEED. 



( Caru m copticum. ) 



Tamil ... ... r Ashamadhan: Omum, 



Telugu Omu : Omamu. 



Kanarese Omu. 



Malayalam ... Ayamodakam. 



A crop of very minor importance agriculturally. Grown 

 occasionally as a field crop in parts of the Nandyal valley and 

 as a mixture on black cotton soils in Tinnevelly. 



MUSTARD. 



(Brassica juncea.) 



Tamil Kadugu. 



Telugu Avalu. 



Malayalam Katuku. 



Kanarese Sasive. 



Oriya Soriso. 



Tulu ... Dasemi. 



The area under this crop is small. It is found in parts of 

 Salem and Coimbatore uplands, and as a cold weather crop in 

 Ganjam and on the Kistna lankas. It is always grown as a 

 mixture. 



Seed-rate -4 to 6 lb. 



Weight of seed— 1,000 seeds weigh 1*78 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb.— 254,800. 



Yield -400 lb. 



