Heavy pesticide use puts Keralam’s cardamom ecosystem under pressure
As growers face a year-round harvest cycle driven by warming temperatures, they mix up to five or six different products, including insecticides, fungicides, micronutrients, and growth promoters, into a single tank. Experts warn that such ‘tank cocktails’ can actually weaken cardamom plants, increase their disease risk, harms essential pollinators.
· 10/31/2026, 11:39:52 AM· 2 min read
As growers face a year-round harvest cycle driven by warming temperatures, they mix up to five or six different products, including insecticides, fungicides, micronutrients, and growth promoters, into a single tank. Experts warn that such ‘tank cocktails’ can actually weaken cardamom plants, increase their disease risk, harms essential pollinators.
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