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Azolla cultivation
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Hello Sir
An artificial pond can be dug in soil up to 9 inch depth and bottom of bed is made even similarly remove small stones. Silpauline sheets of 2.6m by 1.6m is used to grow azolla. About 10-15kg of sieved fertile soil is uniformly spread over the sheet. One kg of two days old cowdung mixed in 10 litres of water is poured over it. Powdered rock phosphate or super phosphate should be added along with the cowdung slurry at a rate of 10-20g per pit. Water should be poured into the pond to a depth of 10cm. Then 0.5-1 kg of pure culture of azolla is inoculated in the pond .For improving mineral content in azolla 20 gm micro nutrient should be added. In about 10-15 days, azolla will fill up the pond, and daily 0.5-1 kg fresh azolla can be harvested there after. About 10g of super phosphate or rock phosphate and 500g of cow dung should be added once every five days to keep azolla in rapid multiplication phase and to maintain a production of one kg per pond every day. Then after at weekly intervals Micronutrient mixture should be added to the Azolla pond to enhance the mineral content of azolla.
An artificial pond can be dug in soil up to 9 inch depth and bottom of bed is made even similarly remove small stones. Silpauline sheets of 2.6m by 1.6m is used to grow azolla. About 10-15kg of sieved fertile soil is uniformly spread over the sheet. One kg of two days old cowdung mixed in 10 litres of water is poured over it. Powdered rock phosphate or super phosphate should be added along with the cowdung slurry at a rate of 10-20g per pit. Water should be poured into the pond to a depth of 10cm. Then 0.5-1 kg of pure culture of azolla is inoculated in the pond .For improving mineral content in azolla 20 gm micro nutrient should be added. In about 10-15 days, azolla will fill up the pond, and daily 0.5-1 kg fresh azolla can be harvested there after. About 10g of super phosphate or rock phosphate and 500g of cow dung should be added once every five days to keep azolla in rapid multiplication phase and to maintain a production of one kg per pond every day. Then after at weekly intervals Micronutrient mixture should be added to the Azolla pond to enhance the mineral content of azolla.
aryancropcare
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Dear Kirti,Hello Sir
An artificial pond can be dug in soil up to 9 inch depth and bottom of bed is made even similarly remove small stones. Silpauline sheets of 2.6m by 1.6m is used to grow azolla. About 10-15kg of sieved fertile soil is uniformly spread over the sheet. One kg of two days old cowdung mixed in 10 litres of water is poured over it. Powdered rock phosphate or super phosphate should be added along with the cowdung slurry at a rate of 10-20g per pit. Water should be poured into the pond to a depth of 10cm. Then 0.5-1 kg of pure culture of azolla is inoculated in the pond .For improving mineral content in azolla 20 gm micro nutrient should be added. In about 10-15 days, azolla will fill up the pond, and daily 0.5-1 kg fresh azolla can be harvested there after. About 10g of super phosphate or rock phosphate and 500g of cow dung should be added once every five days to keep azolla in rapid multiplication phase and to maintain a production of one kg per pond every day. Then after at weekly intervals Micronutrient mixture should be added to the Azolla pond to enhance the mineral content of azolla.
Thanks for your guidance, any temperature dependency like what temperatures r suitable or if extreme heat or cold is not suitable for cultivation. how to decide that the azolla is ready for harvesting and which is not.on day to day basis.
Look for your reply.
Thanks,
Nirav