Richters ProGrowers Info
Richters ProGrowers Info |
Feverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium) |
Market
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Products: (herb);
Market size: 1,300 hectares (world), 160 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices stable, volume down
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Culture |
Seed density: 7,500 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained, dry soil
Crop duration: 1-2 years
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Sowing rate: 1-1.5 kg/ha (direct); 0.5g/1000plants.
Planting: plugs preferred over direct sowing because seeds very small. Sow plugs 8 weeks before spring planting date. Don't allow to go to seed to avoid winterkill. Frequent fertilization with low nitrogen fertilizer is beneficial. Long days trigger flowering. Short lived perennial; some growers treat as annual.
Field spacing: 20-90cm between rows x 10-20cm within rows.
Yield: 300-5000kg/ha (years 1-2).
Pests: spider mite
Diseases: few problems.
Buyers want: minimum 0.4-0.8% parthenolide.
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Sowing rate: 0.5g/1000plants.
Planting: sow 14-16 weeks before sales in flats or plug trays.
Seeds to finished plugs: 8 weeks.
Plugs to saleable plants: 6-8 weeks.
Pests: aphid, whitefly, spider mite
Diseases: few problems.
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Dried Production
 
Fresh Production
Oil Production
Potted Plant Production
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