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coconut fertiliser
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hello Sir
Fertilizer requirement of adult palms is as below
Mulch the coconut basins with green / dry leaves at the close of northeast monsoon (October-November). Mulching also adds organic matter to the soil and reduces the soil temperature.
Kg/palm/year
N
:K
0.5: 0.32: 1.20
Under irrigated conditions, fertilizers can be applied in 3-4 equal split doses.
In the case of low-lying areas, apply fertilizers in one single dose after water table recedes or in two split doses as conditions permit.
The application of organic materials such as forest leaves, cattle manure, coir dust or coconut shredding at 10 kg per pit in the first three years and 15-25 kg thereafter will be useful to obtain better establishment of coconut palms in sandy soils and in coastal situations.
In situations where the available P2O5 status of the soil is more than 10 ppm, application of phosphatic fertilizers can be skipped for a few years until the status of P2O5 reaches 10 ppm.
For sandy and sandy loams of Onattukara and similar situations and also for hybrid palms grown in root (wilt) affected areas, apply 500 g N + 300 g P2O5 + 1000 g K2O along with 500 g MgSO4 per palm per year.
The N2O5:K2O recommendation given for high yielding palms is, in general, sufficient for palms yielding upto 100 nuts per year. For palms yielding more than 100 nuts per year, an additional dose of 10 g N, 5 g P2O5 and 15 g K2O may be supplied for every nut exceeding 100 nuts (adhoc recommendation).
In laterite soils, 50 per cent of the K2O requirement of coconut can be substituted by Na2O supplied in the form of sodium chloride.
Fertilizer requirement of adult palms is as below
Mulch the coconut basins with green / dry leaves at the close of northeast monsoon (October-November). Mulching also adds organic matter to the soil and reduces the soil temperature.
Kg/palm/year
N
:K0.5: 0.32: 1.20
Under irrigated conditions, fertilizers can be applied in 3-4 equal split doses.
In the case of low-lying areas, apply fertilizers in one single dose after water table recedes or in two split doses as conditions permit.
The application of organic materials such as forest leaves, cattle manure, coir dust or coconut shredding at 10 kg per pit in the first three years and 15-25 kg thereafter will be useful to obtain better establishment of coconut palms in sandy soils and in coastal situations.
In situations where the available P2O5 status of the soil is more than 10 ppm, application of phosphatic fertilizers can be skipped for a few years until the status of P2O5 reaches 10 ppm.
For sandy and sandy loams of Onattukara and similar situations and also for hybrid palms grown in root (wilt) affected areas, apply 500 g N + 300 g P2O5 + 1000 g K2O along with 500 g MgSO4 per palm per year.
The N
2O5:K2O recommendation given for high yielding palms is, in general, sufficient for palms yielding upto 100 nuts per year. For palms yielding more than 100 nuts per year, an additional dose of 10 g N, 5 g P2O5 and 15 g K2O may be supplied for every nut exceeding 100 nuts (adhoc recommendation). In laterite soils, 50 per cent of the K2O requirement of coconut can be substituted by Na2O supplied in the form of sodium chloride.