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Introductiontooursoil
nutritionmanagement
components
Green manure grown in situ
integrated @ 16 tons per acre
Compost application @ 10 tons per
acre ( 4 tractor load per acre)
Charcoal @ 250 kg per acre
Inoculation of charcoal with
natural microbial solution and
plant extract.

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Greenmanuresarethefoundationofoursoilfertilitystrategy
Sorghumandcowpea

Daincha Sesbania

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Sunhemp Crotalaria

They add 10 to 20
tons of bio mass
per acre in 4550
days.
Their
root
systems structure
the soil, dig deep
down
and
enriched the soil
strata.
Removinggraduallythesoilaroundrootsandobservingrootshairsformation

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Compostingfarmresiduesandlocalavailableresources

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Our
compost
rate vary from
crops and soil
condition from 5
to 10 tons per
acre (2 to 4
tractors
loads
per acre)

Villagelevelcompostyard
Coconutfiber
Waterplants

Cowdung

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Inoculationofcharcoal withorganicnutrients,growthpromoter,
effectivemicroorganismandplantextracts.

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1 gr of charcoal has an internal surface

equal to one football field.
Charcoal has immense property to store
and retain nutrient which will be
release to plant as they grow.

Panchagavia

EM+Neemoil

Inoculatingthecharcoal

Mixwell

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Landpreparation Pitcomposting+Charcoalamendment
Fieldtobeplanted

Diggingpitsintheraisedbed

Adding1.5kgcompostand0.5kgvermicompostbypit

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Adding100grinoculatedcharcoalbypit

Planting

Bestresultfromthepast
years!!

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RedTomato

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Burbank
This is a very sweet and juicy, heavy
yielder variety. This variety combines
disease resistance, high in amino acids
with high productivity. Excellent for
market
garden
and
highly
recommended.
Fromtransplant60days
Yield:36 40tonesperhectareingood
organiccondition.
100gramfruits

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Orange Tomato

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GoldenDelight

One of the very best early yellow orange tomatoes. The flavor is
sweet. This variety has a thick skin resistant to splitting. It is
compact, vigorous with determinate growth. Excellent for
market garden and highly recommended.
Yield:36 40tonesperhectareingoodorganiccondition.
Fromtransplant:5565days/90120,gramfruits.

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OrenburgGiant

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Beautiful fruits Wonderful mild

sweet flavor.
Delicate gourmet variety Growth is
indeterminate.
From Transplant 75 days.
300 1200 gram fruits
Yield: 17 20 ton per hectare in good
organic condition.

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MountainGold

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The fruits are uniform and very large.

They are mild and resistant to
splitting. The variety is very vigorous
and resistant. Determinate growth.
Highly recommended
From Transplant: 80 days
Yield: 2832 ton per hectare in good
organic condition.

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RedTomato

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Tigerella
This variety is highly productive of
5cm diameter round reddish orange
fruits.
Indeterminate
growth.
Excellent for market garden.
From transplant : 60 days
Yield: 3035 ton per hectare

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OrangeQueen

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This variety is a heavy producer of

bright orange fruits. The flavor is
sweet. Excellent for market garden
and highly recommended.
Determinate growth.
From transplant:60 days.
120180 gram fruits
Yield: 2832 ton per hectare in good
organic condition.

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BlackofCrimee

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One of the sweetest tomato variety. The

fruits ripen from deep mahogany to
blackbrown. The color develops best
when the weather is sunny. Very much
appreciated. This variety is productive
and slightly prone to cracking.
Indeterminategrowth.
Delicategourmetvariety
Fromtransplant:7075days
Yield:1215tonsperhectareinorganic
condition.

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OrangeOxheart
Very large heart shaped fruits.
The fruits are meaty with few
seeds. The vines are large.
Medium productivity.
Indeterminategrowth.
Fromtransplant:80days.
250 400gramfruits
Yield:1316tonsperhectare

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BlackPrince
The plants are loaded with 5cm
round fruits. These nice slicers are
very juicy and have incredibly rich
fruity flavor. The fruits should be
harvested when still showing a
trace of green.
Indeterminategrowth.
Fromtransplant:70days.
80120gramfruits
Yield:1216tonsperhectare

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OrangeTomato

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CaroRich
A deep orange fruits which offer a
extremely high level of vitamin A,
10 times as mush as most other
tomatoes.
This variety is delicious and very
productive.
Highlyrecommended
Indeterminategrowth
Fromtransplant70days
120150gramfruits
Yield:2228tonsperacre

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BlackTomato

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BlackfromTula
Purplered fruits, the
texture is creamy and
the flavor is sweet and
slightly salty. This
variety
sets
fruits
remarkably well even
in hot weather. The
plants are pretty small
and
moderately
productive.
Delicate
variety

gourmet

Indeterminate growth.
From transplant : 75
days
250 500 gr fruits
Yield: 710 tons per
hectare

PinkTomato

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OliroseofStDomingue
The vigorous vines give
abundant harvests of pink,
oval shaped, medium sized
fruits. The flavor is very sweet
and rich. The variety is well
adapted
to
adverse
conditions.
Indeterminate growth.
Moderate yielder
From transplant : 65 days.
50 gram oval fruits
17.7 tons per hectare

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Romatype RedTomato

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DesAndes
The pepper
shaped fruits are
meaty with few
seeds and rich
flavor. One of the
best
tasting
tomato.
Semi
determinate
growth.
Moderate
producer
From transplant
70 days.

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Romatype GreenTomato

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GreenSausage
A compact good producer variety of
unusual green peeper shaped tomato.
Thick flesh, slightly acidic tomato,
excellent for salad.
FromTransplant70days
Yield:1215tonsperhectare

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PodlandPink
The vigorous vines produce an
abundance of small oblong fruits. The
fruits have a unique pink color. This
variety is drought resistant.
Excellent for market garden and
highly recommended
Very attractive variety
High yielding Cherry
From transplant: 60 days
Yield: 1215 tons per hectare in good
organic conditions.

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CHERRY Red Tomato

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TommyToes
The plants produce bright red fruits on
trusses of 610 fruits each, excellent rich
flavor. Much appreciated by children as
garden candy.
High yielding Cherry
Resistant to early and late blight
Indeterminate growth
From transplant: 60 days
Yield: 15 18 tons per hectare

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BroadRipple

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This variety produces hundreds of tiny

orange yellow cherry tomatoes.
A heavy producer of unusual cherry
tomatoes.
Highly recommended
Indeterminate growth susceptible to
splitting.
From transplant: 60 days
Yield: 1012 tons per hectare

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WashingtonCherry
The
vigorous
vines
produce an abundance of
big cherry tomatoes.
Their flesh is dense and
great flavor. They keep
well. A well know
branded
variety.
Excellent for market
garden
and
highly
recommended.
From transplant 60 days.
2530 gr fruits
Yield: 1012 tons per
hectare

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RedPear
The plants tend to sprawl all over the
place and are loaded with large
clusters of red pear shaped fruits.
Excellent for market garden, highly
productive.
Much appreciated by children as
garden candy
Indeterminate growth.
From transplant : 60 days.

YellowPear
The plants are loaded with hundreds
of small 24 cm long yellow pear
shaped fruits . They are delightfully
sweet, very much appreciated by
children as garden candy.
Excellent for market garden, highly
productive.
Indeterminate growth.
From transplant 70 days.

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Goldie

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The 8 12 cm long bell pepper

may weigh up to 120 g. They
mature from
yellow to
orange to bright red. The
plants are 50 cm tall. It is a
beautiful variety, compact
and productive. Excellent for
market garden.
From transplant 5060 days
Yield: 2230 tons per hectare
in good organic condition.

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PrimaBella
The large blocky 3 to 4
lobed fruits are green,
turning red when mature.
The are thick walled and
sweet. Resistant to tobacco
mosaic virus.
100 to 150 gr fruits
From transplant 70 days

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KingofNorth

The large blocky 3 to 4 lobed

fruits are 15 cm long. They are
green, turning bright red
when fully mature. They are
thick walled, crisp, sweet and
mild. Resistant to tobacco
mosaic virus.
100 to 120 gr fruits.
60 days.
18 tons per hectare

PurpleBeauty

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The 4 lobed fruits are 9 cm long by 9

cm wide. They have a mild sweet
flavor and are thick walled and meaty.
They ripen from green to dark purple
and to deep red when fully mature.
Short, bushy, 45 cm tall
Resistant to mosaic virus.

plants.

70 days. Yield: 2225 tons per hectare

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RedRuffled
The fruits are oval with
ridges, They turn greed to
dark red. The flesh is thick
and juicy.
The compact plants produce
early and abundantly
From transplant 80 days.
22 tons per hectare

Italian Sweet

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The 15cm long fruits turn red when

fully mature. The flesh is not very
thick. The flavor is sweet and
delicious. The variety is resistant to
tobacco mosaic virus.
Excellent for market garden.
From transplant 5060 days
Yield: 3035 tons per hectare in good
organic condition.

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The tapering wax fruits are 1215cm

long. They start out pale green,
ripening to yellow and then red. The
flesh is sweet and mild. Excellent for
market garden.
Compact and a heavy producer, up
to 30 fruits per plant.
From transplant 5060 days
Yield: 20 25 tons per hectare in good
organic condition.

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Conquistador
The 16cm long fruits have a
thick flesh and are very tasty.
They can be harvested when
green or red, at full maturity.
The plants are 6080 cm tall.
Very productive variety.
From transplant 60 65 days
10 tons per hectare

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YellowBananaGiant
Thewaxtypefruitsare15
cmlong.Theyripenfrom
brightyellowtored.The
fleshisthick,sweetand
juicy.
Excellentformarket
garden.
Compactheavyproducer
plant.
Fromtransplant70days.
13tonsperhectare

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MiniatureChocolate
It is a miniature bell pepper.
The 23 lobed fruits are 5cm
long. They are green
turning brown when fully
ripe. The flesh is thick and
very sweet.
An excellent variety, hardy,
delicious and unusual. The
plants are 40cm tall and
may bear up to 60 fruits.
From transplant 6065 days.
Yield: 2428 tons per hectare
in good organic condition.

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MiniatureRedBell
It is a miniature bell pepper. The 23 lobed
fruits are 5cm long. They are green turning red
when fully ripe. The flesh is thick and very
sweet. The plants are 40 cm tall and may bear
up to 60 fruits.
An excellent variety, hardy and productive.
From transplant 5560 days.
Yield: 22 24 tons per hectare in good organic
conditions.

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Perfection
The smooth heart
shaped fruits are
78 cm in length.
They ripen from
green to bright
red. The flesh is
very thick, juicy
and mild.
Resistant
mosaic virus.

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From transplant :
70 days.
24 tons per hectare

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VeryhotChili

Cayenne
The 1015cm long, slim,
tapering fruits turn red
when ripe. The plant may
reach 1 meter. This variety
is used to make crushed
red pepper flakes and
ground pepper.
A well known branded
variety.
From
days.

Transplant:

5560

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GoldenDelicious

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One of our favorite.

The fruits are heart shaped.
Their rind is brilliant red
orange. The flesh is very
smooth, fine textured and
orange. The flavor is delicious
and the vitamin C content is
very high. It is a good keeper.
This variety is frequently used
for baby food. Excellent for
market garden.
From direct sowing: 45 to 50
days.
3 to 8 kg per fruits
2 to 4 fruits per plants

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More Gold
The
fruits
are
slightly
flattened in the shape of a
drum. They are very uniform
in size with a very small seed
cavity. Their color is bright
orange with indistinct salmon
stripes. The flesh is smooth
orange and highly flavored.
The fruit in full maturity has
high
quality
but
the
immature fruits may be eaten.
This variety keeps good for
100 days.
From direct sowing 4550
days
2 to 3 kg per fruits.
2 to 4 fruits per plants.

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MarinadiChiogia

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A magnificent variety. The

vigorous
vines produce large
turban shaped fruits that are
darkgreen or green bronze with
numerous ribs formed by deep
grooves. They weigh around 5 kg.
The rich, sweet flesh is a deep
yelloworange, of good quality,
delicious when baked or in pies.
3 to 5 kg per fruits
2 to 3 fruits per plants
From direct sowing 55 to 60 days.

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Black Forest
It is an early maturing type.
The mediumdry, darkorange
flesh is rich and sweet. The
green, flattened, round fruits
are 1216cm in diameter. This
variety is an excellent keeper.
1 to 2 kg per fruits
4 to 5 fruits per vine.
From direct sowing: 50 days.

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TrombadAlbenga
One of our favorite. The
fruits, can grow up to 1 meter
long and may be harvested
anytime, from just 10cm
through their full size. They
turn from light yellowgreen
to tan when fully ripe. The
flesh is bright orange, rich
and is very sweet. The fruits
can be steamed, grilled or
sliced raw.
Excellent for market garden
and highly recommended.
Early maturing
2 to 5 kg per fruits
4 to 6 fruits per plants
From direct sowing 4550
days.

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Long Nice
The very fine flavored fruits
can attain
1 meter in
length! Their weight ranges
from 2 to 10 kg and their
diameter from 10 to 18 cm.
The skin is pale green and
ochre at maturity. The
orange flesh is firm, slightly
musky and slightly sweet.
Excellent
for
market
garden
and
highly
recommended
Can be eaten and harvested
at any stage
2 to 8 kg per fruits
4 to 6 plants per vine
From direct sowing 4050
days

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Oblong fruit. The rind

is light green with dark
green stripes. The flesh
is pinkishred, very
sweet and rich.
20 to 40 cm long
510 up to 15 kg per
fruit
2 to 3 fruit per vine
From direct sowing :
90 days.

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Zucchini

Striato Pugliese
The
fruits
are
pretty uniform in
size, are 1518 cm
in length. They
have a dark green
skin stripped with
a lighter green.
Bush variety
Excellent
for
market garden.
100 to 200 gr fruits
6 to 8 fruits per
plans

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Zucchini

AlberanodiSarzano
An excellent variety
for market garden.
Good producer of 30
cm long light green
zucchini, 5 cm in
diameter.
Uniform fruits
100 to 200 gr fruits
6 to 8 fruits per plants
40 days from direct
sowing.

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Zucchini

Caserta
The fruits have a
light green skin
striped
with
a
darker green.
This variety is very
productive and of a
bush type.
6 to 10
plant

fruits per

150 to 200 gr per

fruits
From direct sowing
40 days.

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Zucchini

GoldenBush
A very productive variety
with bright yellow fruits of
10 to 20 cm long.
Large productive plant.
The fruit skin is delicate
and should be handle with
care.
Excellent for market
4 to 8 fruits per plants
80120 gram per fruit

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IndonesianPinkBlush
The fruits are oblong and 15
cm long. The skin is pink and
violet. The plant can reach 1
meter high.
Attractive variety
100 to 150 gram fruits
Up to 8 fruits per plant

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Chinese
Thisvarietyproduce20
cmlongblack purple
fruits.Thefleshiswhite,
tenderandofniceflavor.
Aclassicmarketvariety.
80to120gramfruits
4to6fruitsperplants

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This fine variety is very early.

The ovals to round fruits are
light green. The flesh is white,
tender and mildflavored. The
skin is very thin and does not
need to be peeled. Good for
cooking as the fruit bear few
seeds.
The plant grows 6090cms tall
and is pretty productive.
100 to 120 gram fruit.
3 to 6 fruits per plant.
From transplant: 6065 days.

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PurpleCluster
This variety is very
productive of black
purple fruits born in
cluster of 4, each pretty
fruit of 10 to 15 cm long
are only 3 cm in
diameter.
From transplant 60 days.

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Delicious White

Delicious Red

The stalks grow 2 meters

tall and produce 2 cobs of
20 cm long. The kernels
are white and the rows
compact. A very elegant
variety.
From direct sowing 90
days.

Beautiful deep red kernels.

The stalks grow 1.8 meters
tall and produce 2 cobs of
20 cm long.
A very
productive and unusual
variety, attract customers
attention,
excellent
for
market
garden
and
spectacular.
From direct sowing 90 days.

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Rainbow Sweet
One of our four very favorite varieties of sweet corn. The fresh kernels are white and
yellow. The cobs are 30cm long and are totally multicolored when fully mature. The stem
of this plant can reach 3 meters and is sometimes colored red. A spectacular variety.
From direct sowing 85100 days.

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Forfurtherenquiry,contactusat:
AnnadanaSeedBank
AurovilleBotanicalGarden
Auroville,Villupuramdist,Tamilnadu 605101.
Email:seedbank@annadana.com
Phone:04132622667

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