Richters ProGrowers Info
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Coriander, Cilantro
(Coriandrum sativum) |
Market
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Products: (seed); (herb); (seed, herb);
Market size: 600,000 hectares (world), 5,000 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices stable, volume up
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Culture |
Seed density: 110-150 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun (seed), full or half sun (fresh herb)
Soil: deep, fertile, light or heavy, well-drained, pH 6.5-7.5
Crop duration: 1 year
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Sowing rate: 25 kg/ha (seed), 80 kg/ha (fresh herb).
Planting: for seed and seed oil production, sow direct in spring. For fresh herb (cilantro) and herb oil production sow early spring and fall; will bolt in hot weather.
Field spacing: 50-60cm between rows x 11-13cm between plants (seed), 20-25cm between rows x 8-10cm (fresh herb).
Yield: seed 900-1,500kg/ha, fresh herb 10-12t/ha, oil 1-9kg/ha (year 1).
Pests: thrip
Diseases: asters yellow, erysiphe powdery mildew, puccinia rust, pseudamonas, and sclerotina.
Buyers want: less than 12% moisture.
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Sowing rate: 200g/1000plants.
Planting: sow direct in pots; do not transplant root disturbance causes plants to bolt early.
Seeds to saleable plants: 6 weeks.
Pests: aphid, thrip, mite, whitefly
Diseases: few problems.
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Dried Production
 
Fresh Production
Oil Production
Potted Plant Production
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