*5.3.6 Harvesting and yield*

Maturity period for turmeric is 7–9 months after planting when the leaves turn yellow and starts wilting. Harvesting is carried out by uprooting the whole rhizome with spade or hoe after which the mother and finger rhizomes are separated. Yields of turmeric ranges from 20 to 25 t/ha. Some cultivars under research-managed farms yielded 35,000 t/ha [67, 75].
