Plantation Crops

Manuring in tea

Manuring in tea
Economical part: Tender growing shoots
Hence, the recommendations are for

1) Suppression of reproductive phase and exploiting vegetative growth during growing season.
2) Balancing the harvest of growing paoings without affecting general health of bushes.

Normal dose of fertilizer for tea

Nitrogen = Ten kg of Nitrogen for every 100 kg of crop
P2O5 = 30 to 40 kg
K2O = 40 to 50 per cent of amount of Nitrogen applied depending on soil type and weather conditions.

Manuring
Manuring should be done 2 months after planting. Phosphorous should be applied at 80 - 100 kg/ha as Rock phosphate once in a year by placement at 15 - 25 cm depth up to the first pruning and thereafter once in two years. N : K ratio 2 : 3 should be adapted for the first 3 years and a ratio 1 : 1 thereafter.

Year of application	Total weight kg/ha/annum		No. of applications	Qty/plant (g)
	N	K		Ammonium Sulphate	Urea
I year	180	270	5	13	27
II year	240	360	6	23	15
III year	300	450	6	29	18
IV year onwards	300	300	6	33	19
Application of fertilizers should be done before the onset of monsoon. Fertilizers should be broadcast around the drip circle avoiding contact with the collar.