IRRIGATED COTTON

Season and Varieties :: Cotton

COTTON

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

Inroganic Fertilzers

Apply N: P₂O₅: K₂O fertilizers as per STCR-IPNS Recommendations .(Please Click here)

For varieties : 32 : 16 : 16 kg N: P₂O₅: K₂O /ac
For hybrids : 48 : 24 : 24 kg N: P₂O₅: K₂O /ac

Time of application
Time of application	Varieties	Between plants (cm)
Basal (If basal application could not be done, apply on the 25th day after sowing)	50 % of N & K₂O, full dose of P₂O₅	1/3rd N & K₂O, full dose of P₂O₅
Top dressing	50 % of N & K₂O at 40 to 45 days after sowing (DAS)	1/3rd N & K₂O – 40 to 45 DAS 1/3rd N & K₂O – 60 to 65 DAS

Soil Application of Micronutrients

Apply 5 kg of micronutrient mixture formulated by the Department of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu mixed with enough sand to make a total quantity of 20 kg for one acre.

Apply TNAU micronutrient mixture - 5 kg/ac for varieties and 6 kg/ac for hybrids as enriched FYM (Enriched FYM is prepared by mixing MN mixture and FYM in the ratio of 1:10 , at friable moisture and incubated in gunny bag for one month in shade)

Note:

1. Recommended bio fertilizers, basal dose inorganic fertilizers and micro nutrients should be applied at the last ploughing before formation of ridges.
2. To control soil borne pathogens apply Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma asperellum each @ 1 kg/ac mixed with 100 kg FYM at the last plough before formation of ridges.

Updated on Apr 2023