Richters ProGrowers Info
Richters ProGrowers Info |
Milk Thistle
(Silybum marianum ) |
Market
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Products: (seed, herb)
Market size: 5,000 hectares (world), 500 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices up, volume up
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Culture |
Seed density: 42 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: well-drained
Crop duration: 1 year
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Sowing rate: 4-5 kg/ha (direct).
Planting: sow direct in field in spring when soil temperature remains above 10 C.
Field spacing: 70-80cm between rows x 20-30cm within rows.
Yield: 1.5t/ha (year 1).
Pests: tanymecus larva
Diseases: erysiphe powdery mildew, botrytis grey mold.
Buyers want: seed minimum 1% silymarin, maximum 2% foreign matter, maximum loss on drying 8%, maximum ash 8%.
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