Fertilizer
Growth phase: First year (for growth of young plant)
1.
20:10: 10 NPK @ 0.1% (1g/L water) - Foliar application at 15 days
interval.
2.
Calcium nitrate @ 0.05%; Magnesium sulphate @ 0.1 %; Micronutrient
(Ferrous
sulphate: 50 ppm Fe, Boric acid: 50 ppm B, Zinc sulphate: 50 ppm Zn) foliar spray at bimonthly interval.
Flowering phase: 2nd year onwards
February to May (for flowering)
1.
10:20:20 NPK (@ 2g/L water) foliar application at monthly interval.
2.
Calcium nitrate @ 0.05% (0.5g/L water) foliar application at monthly
interval.
3.
Magnesium sulphate @ 0.1 % (1g/L water) foliar application at monthly
interval.
4.
Micronutrient (Ferrous sulphate: 50ppm Fe (0.25g/L), Boric acid: 50 ppm
B
(0.28g/L water), Zinc sulphate: 50 ppm Zn (0.22g/L water) foliar application at monthly interval.
June to September (for vegetative
growth)
1.
20: 10: 10 NPK @ 0.2% (2g/litre of water) - Foliar application at 15
days interval.
2.
Calcium nitrate @ 0.05% (0.5g/litre of water) - foliar application at
monthly interval.
3.
Magnesium sulphate @ 0.1 % (1g/litre of water) - foliar application at
monthly interval.
4. Micronutrient [Ferrous sulphate-50ppm Fe (0.25g/litre of water), Boric acid-50 ppm B (0.28g/litre of water), Zinc sulphate-50 ppm Zn (0.22g/litre of water) foliar application at monthly interval.
October to January (for vegetative
growth and flower bud initiation)
1.
20: 20: 20 NPK @ 0.2 % (2g/L water) foliar application at monthly
interval.