Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. The inflorescences bear flowers having pale yellow petals with purple edges, and arise directly from the rhizome on separate shoots.
Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae, which also includes turmericcardamom and galangal. Ginger originated in Island Southeast Asia and was likely domesticated first by the Austronesian peoples. It was transported with them throughout the Indo-Pacific during the Austronesian expansion reaching as far as Hawaii. Ginger is one of the first spices to have been exported from Asia, arriving in Europe with the spice trade, and was used by ancient Greeks and Romans. The distantly related dicots in the genus Asarum are commonly called wild ginger because of their similar taste. In 2018, world production of ginger was 2.8 million tonnes, led by India with 32% of the world total.
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India produces around 385.33 thousand tons of Ginger and is one of the leading producers of ginger in the world. Export of ginger from India increased from 8,332.91 tons in 2007-08 to 35,616.35 tons in 2011-12. So the ginger exporter in India has improved their quality of products and are exporting more ginger every year.
RIO-DE-JANEIRO
Rio-de-Janeiro is one of the popular varieties of ginger. This variety can be identified by certain characteristics. The size of the rhizome is bold while the colour of the skin is buff. Also, Rio-de-Janeiro is pungent, known for high flavour and is less fibrous.
THINGPUI
Thingpui is one of the varieties of ginger grown in India. This variety of ginger is pungent. The size of the rhizome of the Thingpui is said to be medium. The colour of the skin can be identified as a buff. Thingpui is less fibrous and has a high amount of flavour.
WYNAD
Wynad is a variety of ginger, one of the earliest known oriental spices. The size of the rhizome of Wynad is bold. The colour of the skin is buff like many other varieties of ginger. It is pungent and less fibrous.
MARAN
Maran is a variety of ginger which is pungent and has a high flavour. The size of the rhizome of the Maran is said to be medium. The colour of the skin of Maran is buff. And this variety of ginger is less fibrous.
NADIA
Nadia is a type of ginger which is yellowish in colour. The size of the rhizome is said to be medium to bold for the Nadia variety of Ginger. Nadia is moderately pungent and mild flavoured. It is also less fibrous compared to other varieties of Ginger.
IISR-REJATHA
Released in 2001, this variety of ginger is lumpy and round in shape. It is said to have bold rhizomes with three-layered compact clumps. This variety has low fibre content and is rich in Rich in oil & oleoresin.
IISR-MAHIMA
The IISR-Mahima was released in the year 2001 and is plumpy. The areas of adoption for this variety of ginger include Kerala. This variety of ginger has bold rhizomes with fibre content. The IISR-Mahima is resistant to root-knot nematode.
IISR-VARADA
IISE-Varada is good quality and a high yielding variety of Ginger. It has plumpy rhizomes and medium-sized reddish-brown scales. Farmers say that the Varada variety is tolerant to diseases and has low fibre content.
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