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Nutrient Management
Manuring
Apply compost, cattle manure or green leaves at the rate of 10 kg/plant at the time
of planting.
Apply N:P2O5:K2O at the following dose (g/plant/year).
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Variety
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Recommendation
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Nendran (irrigated)
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190:115:300
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Other varieties depending upon soil fertility level
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60-200 : 160-200 : 320-400
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Palayankodan (rainfed)
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100:200:400
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Palayankodan (reclaimed alluvial soils of Kuttanad)
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Plant crop
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100:200:400
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First ratoon
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150:200:800
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Second ratoon
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150:200:800
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Plant crop followed by two ratoon crops gives maximum yield. Two suckers per clump
should be retained for ratooning.
Apply the fertilizer 60-75 cm around the plant in two equal split doses; the first,
two months after planting and the second, four months after planting. For ratoon
crop, the entire fertilizers have to be applied in a single dose immediately after
the harvest of the preceding crop. Irrigate immediately after manuring.
Note: For Nendran, apply the fertilizers in six split doses as detailed below which
will be beneficial to improve the finger size and bunch weight, provided the farmers
can afford the cost of application.
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Time of fertilizer application
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N:P2O5:K2O g/plant
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One month after planting
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40:65:60
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Two months after planting
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30:50:60
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Three months after planting
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30:00:60
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Four months after planting
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30:00:60
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Five months after planting
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30:00:60
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Just after complete emergence of bunch
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30:00:00
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Total
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190:115:300
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For Palayankodan (rainfed), planting may be done in January and the suckers may
be given pot irrigation @ nine litres of water once in 15 days until April-May.
After planting banana, sow sunn hemp / daincha / cowpea adopting a seed rate of
50 kg/ha. Incorporate the crop into the soil 40 days after sowing. Repeat sowing
of green manure crop and incorporate into soil 40 days after sowing.
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