ABSTRACT
Southeast Asia (SEA) is an important ginger-producing and ginger-consuming region. China tops the list of ginger-producing SEA countries, with a production of 240,000 tons from an area of 80,000 ha. The main ginger-production centers in China are the provinces of Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Hubai. China also has the richest genetic variability for ginger; many varieties and morphotypes have been identified. China also has perhaps the highest ginger productivity; the highest yield figure reported is 120 t/ha. Farmers grow many ginger types to suit the user agencies and processing industry. The ginger varieties and types grown in traditional growing areas show much variation in the yield, quality, and morphological characters. This chapter deals with ginger production in the SEA region with emphasis on China.
