Spices and Condiments (1+1)

Manures and fertilisers

• A basal dose of FYM @ 40 t/ha is applied at the time of land preparation.
  
• Under rain-fed conditions, a fertiliser dose of 30:30:60 or 60:30:90 kg of NPK per hectare is recommended, while in irrigated conditions the fertiliser requirement is 60:30:90 kg of NPK.
  
• The fertilisers are applied in three split doses.
  
• The whole of P205 and half the dose of K20 are applied as a basal dose and N is supplied in two split doses after 45 (60% of the recommended N) and 90 (40% of the recommended N) days after planting, along with the remaining half dose of K20.