Olive Tree Growing Conditions In India
The roots of olive tree are shallow and they don t penetrate deep into the soil.
Olive tree growing conditions in india. This crop can be cultivated at altitude of 1500 m above the sea level mean sea level in india. Rocl was incorporated on 19 4 2007 under the company act 1956. The ph level which should be maintained is 5 5 8 5. Olive trees can grow in nutrient poor but well drained soils.
Olive plants are more adapted to soil that is sandy or clayey in nature. Each olive tree costs 130 rupees 2 19. 1 40 to plant but farmers pay just 28 rupees. Growing conditions for olives.
They need full sun for fruit production and slight winter chill for the fruits to set. Currently the olive growing states of india include jammu kashmir himachal pradesh rajasthan and uttar pradesh. Rajasthan olive cultivation limited rocl. Olive is an evergreen tree shrub native to mediterranean regions of the world.
And 90 of the cost of. Image caption more than 140 000 olive trees have been planted in rajasthan. The company was constituted in collaboration with the government of rajasthan through rajasthan state agriculture marketing board plastro plasson industries india limited now finolex plasson industries india limited pune. Olive trees should not be planted in areas.
The optimum temperature range of 15 c to 20 c is ideal for its cultivation. Olive was introduced to india in 2007 in desert state of rajasthan.