Nutritional Management

Nutritional management
    • Banana is a heavy feeder, Due to shallow root system of the crop, it responds well to applied nutrients.
    • The high fertilizers requirement of banana is mainly due to their rapid and vigorous growth and high fruit yield.

    State

    N

    P

    K

    FYM (t/ha
    Karnataka



    Dwarf cavendish
    Robusta
    others

    540kg/ha
    405kg/ha
    400kg/ha

    325kg/ha
    245kg/ha
    240kg/ha

    675kg/ha
    507kg/ha
    500kg/ha

    40
    40
    40

    Maharastra

    600g/plant

    720g/plant

    600g/plant

    100 carts/ha

    Andhra Pradesh

    200g/plant

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    200g/plant

    40

    Tamil Nadu

    110g/plant

    35g/plant

    330g/plant

    10kg/plant

    Kerala



    Nendran
    Others

    190g/plant
    160g/plant

    115g/plant
    160g/plant

    300g/plant
    320g/plant

    10kg/plant
    10kg/plant

    • Fertilizers have to be applied before initiation of inflorescence in 3 splits i.e. 2nd, 4th and 6th months after planting.
    • The fertilizers should be applied at 30-45cm radius from the plant by making basin and mix with the soil then irrigates the plant.

Last modified: Thursday, 17 May 2012, 6:46 AM