References & Further Reading

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This compendium synthesizes the publicly available research and extension literature. Follow your national institute and local extension for registered products and current doses.

• ICAR – Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode. Ginger: Extension Pamphlet & Bulletin (2017, 2022 revisions) — agronomy, fertilizer schedules, pest/disease descriptions.
• Kerala Agricultural University. Package of Practices Recommendations: Crops — bed systems, seed rates, mulching and fertilizer splits for ginger.
• Spices Board India. Export grading, curing and quality specifications for dried ginger.
• NABARD. Model Bankable Schemes: Ginger cultivation — cost-of-cultivation structures.
• Ravindran, P.N. & Nirmal Babu, K. (eds). Ginger: The Genus Zingiber. CRC Press — botany, chemistry, varieties.
• Purseglove, J.W. et al. Spices, Vol. 2. Longman — classic agronomy and processing chapters.
• FAO / national extension services of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana — tropical smallholder ginger manuals.
• Peer-reviewed literature on Trichoderma biocontrol of ginger rhizome rot; phytoplasma "yellow disease" of ginger; shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis) IPM.

Figures given are indicative field values for tropical conditions; local trials always outrank compendium tables. No pesticide or fertilizer recommendation here replaces the product label or your jurisdiction's registration status.