Tropical & Subtropical Fruits

Manures and fertilizers

Management of fertilizers

• 10 kg Fym, 2.5 kg Bone meal , 1.0 kg pot sulphate for 1 year old plant and increased by 5 kg FYM, 0.5 kg bone meal and 0.4 kg pot sulphate per year till 10th year.
• Bearing trees may be given 750 gm N, 200gm P2O5 and 700 gm K2O/year/tree. It is better always to apply organic manures during October.
• Manures should be applied in a small trench dug from about 1.5-2m from the trunk upto the drip line.
• Watering should be done soon if no rains.