Betel Nut Plantation
Betel is composed of the nut of the areca palm areca catechu the leaf of the betel pepper piper betle and lime calcium hydroxide.
Betel nut plantation. Introduction of arecanut cultivation the areca nut palm produces the common chewing nut which is popularly known as betel nut or supari. A bunch of areca nut almost ready for harvest in south india. The areca nut palm is the source of common chewing nut popularly known as betel nut or supari. The areca nut is the seed of the areca palm areca catechu which grows in much of the tropical pacific asia and parts of east africa.
It is commonly referred to as betel nut as it is often. Betel nut palm cultivation at a spice plantation in curti goa india places such as guwahati in assam penang in malaysia ko mak in thailand and fua mulaku in maldives have been named after the areca nut. A bunch of areca nut almost ready for harvest in south india. The areca nut palm is the source of common chewing nut popularly known as betel nut or supari.
The major areca nut producing countries in the world are india china bangladesh indonesia and myanmar. India leads the world in production followed by china and bangladesh. Arecanut being a profitable commercial plantation crop it is important to understand the package of practices to be followed and adopt the same to maximize the returns. Hydrological sciencesjournaldes sciences hydrologiques 536 december 2008 formerly at.
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