Manuring
| Age(Years) |
FYM(kg/tree) |
Urea(kg/tree) |
Super
Phosphate(kg/tree) |
Muriate of
Potash(kg/tree) |
| 1 |
10 |
0.308 (140 g N) |
0.500 (80 g P2O5) |
0.480 (300 g K2O) |
| 2 |
20 |
0.616 (280 g N) |
1.000 (160 g P2O5) |
0.960 (600 g K2O) |
| 3 |
30 |
0.924 (420 g N) |
1.500 (240 g P2O5) |
1.440 (900 g K2O) |
| 4 |
40 |
1.23 (560 g N) |
2.000 (320 g P2O5) |
1.920 (1200 g K2O) |
| 5th year onwards |
50 |
1.23 (560 g N) |
2.000 (320 g P2O5) |
1.920 (1200 g K2O) |
Apply manures and fertilizers in circular basins of 1.8 m from the base of the palm, incorporate and irrigate. The fertilizers may applied in two split doses, in June – July and in December to January.
Green Manure in CoconutTNAU Coconut tonic
For nut bearing coconut, root feed TNAU coconut tonic @200ml/palm once in six months.
Bio-fertilizer recommendation
Mix 50 g of Azospirillum, 50 g of Phosphobacteria ( or ) 100 g Azophos and 50 g of VAM in sufficient quantity of compost or FYM and apply near feeding roots once in 6 months / palm starting from planting. Don’t mix with chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Organic recycling
Any one of the green manure crops like sunnhemp, Calapagonium or Daincha may be sown and ploughed in situ at the time of flowering as a substitute of compost to be applied. Sow sunnhemp @ 50 g/palm in the basin and incorporate before flowering. Coir pith compost/vermicompost made from coir pith/ coconut leaves/ other wastes from coconut grove can be applied.
Inter-cultural operation weed management
The inter-space in the coconut garden has to be ploughed twice in a year in June - July and December - January. Intercultural operation is essential to keep weed population under check, to enhance the utilisation of the applied plant nutrients by the coconut trees, to facilitate proper aeration to the roots of coconut, to induce fresh root growth.
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