Azolla Method of Cultivation
- Mark the field into one cent plots (20 m x 2 m) by providing suitable bunds and irrigation channels.
- Maintain water level to a height of 10 cm.
- Mix 10 kg of cattle dung in 20 liters of water and sprinkle in the field.
- Apply 100 g super phosphate as basal dose.
- Inoculate fresh Azolla biomass @8 kg to each plot.
- Apply superphosphate @100 g as top dressing fertilizer on 4th and 8th day after Azolla inoculation.
- Apply carbofuran (furadan) granules @100 g/plot on 7th day after Azolla inoculation.
- Maintain the water level at 10 cm height throughout the growth period of two or three weeks.
- Azolla is harvested fifteen days after inoculation at the rate of 50-80 kg/plot.
- One
third of Azolla should be left in the plot for further
multiplication.