Tamarind

Tamarind

Varieties            

• Tamarindo

Propagation

• Seed, vegetative and tissue culture

propagation methods

Soil and climate

• Often known as the hurricaneresistant tree

• sodic and saline soils

• It can grow well between 21°C and

37°C

Season

• evergreen

Planting       

• Plant in rainy season

• Plant deeper than 1.5 cm.

• Transplant the seedling when 10 cm

to a pit of 1 x 1 x 1 m

• Spacing 4 x 4 m or 5 x 5 m.

Irrigation

• Annual rainfall of 500–1500 mm.

Intercropping:

• Legumes and vegetable

Manure and fertilizers

• None

Insects

• Shot hole borers, leaf feeding

caterpillars, mealy bugs and scale

insects

Diseases

• Tree rots, stony fruit disease, bark

parasite and bacterial leaf spots

Post-harvest

• Fresh fruits are often dried using

small-scale dehydrators, however in

most countries rural households dry

pods in the sun

Yield

• Young tree yields 20–30 kg fruits per

year

• Yield 150–200 kg/tree/year

Products

• Tamarind juice, concentrate,

tamarind pulp and pickles