Not all great things are perfect in shape! Ginger is the best example for being shapeless but widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. Either herb or spice, tea or food, ginger has numerous benefits to our health. Check out this quiz to see!!
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Ginger Generalization
Ginger is of the family Zingiberaceae, which also includes turmeric (Curcuma longa), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and galangal.
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Ginger Generalization
Not surprising, the continent for most spices, Asia is where, ginger originated from. Likely to be domesticated first by the Austronesian people, ginger has its origin from Maritime Southeast Asia.
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Propagation Ginger is vegetatively propagated from small sections of the rhizome, called sets. Sets are produced by cutting a small 3–6 cm from a living rhizome. Each piece should possess at least one living bud which will produce shoots.
Ginger Generalization
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Ginger Generalization
Ginger can be used either fresh, dried or powdered. The fresh rhizome can be used to extract ginger essential oil, to make candies, to make ginger herb tea and much more.
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Ginger Generalization
Rhizome of ginger is a modification of stem in vascular plants because it bears internodes and nodes.
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Ginger Generalization
Ginger is used all over the world and is known by different names in different countries. While known as adrak in India, it is called as gyin in Burma.
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For successful cultivation of the crop, a moderate rain fall at sowing time till the rhizomes sprout, fairly heavy and well distributed showers during the growing period and dry weather for about a month before harvesting are necessary.
Ginger Generalization
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Domaine de Canton is a ginger-flavored liqueur made in France since 2007. Its earlier formulation (called Canton) was made in China from 1992–1997.
Ginger Generalization
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Ginger Generalization
Crop rotation is generally followed in ginger. However, crop rotation using tomato, potato, chillies, brinjal and peanut should be avoided, as these plants are hosts for the wilt causing organism, Ralstonia solanacearum.
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Ginger attains full maturity in 210-240 days after planting. Harvesting of ginger for vegetable purpose starts after 180 days based on the demand.
Ginger Generalization
Ginger ale or ginger tea, ginger cake or ginger cookies, ginger smoothie or ginger hot chocolate.. whatever form you like your ginger, keep enjoying this power food. But before you go to get your dose, check out your scores!!