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Valerian
(Valeriana officinalis) |
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Market
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Products:  (root); 
Market size: no data
Prospects: prices down, volume up
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Culture |
Seed density: 1200-1700 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun or partial shade
Soil: tolerates most, but does best in heavy, rich, well-drained soils
Crop duration: 2 years
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Sowing rate: 1-3 kg/ha (direct), 0.4-1kg/ha (indirect).
Planting: sow in plugs 8 weeks before field planting.
Field spacing: 50-90cm between rows x 20-30cm within rows.
Yield: dry root 4t/ha (year 2).
Pests: myzus aphid, melitaea lepidoptera
Diseases: erysiphe powdery mildew, uromyces rust, ramularia leafspot, synchytrium gall, phoma blight, sclerotinia stemrot. Growers reporting unidentified fungal problem in Ontario.
Buyers want: minimum 0.5% volatile oil.
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Sowing rate: 10g/1000plants.
Planting: sow in plugs or seedflats 12-15 weeks before sale.
Seeds to finished plugs: 8 weeks.
Plugs to saleable plants: 4-7 weeks.
Pests: whitefly
Diseases: few problems.
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– Dried Production
– Fresh Production
– Oil Production
– Potted Plant Production
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