Varieties

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

• Apply N: P 2 O 5 : K 2 O fertilizers as per STCR-IPNS Recommendations .(Please Click here)
• Follow blanket recommendation (if soil test is not done) as below.

Between plants (cm)

Basal (If basal application could not be done, apply on the 25th day after sowing)

50 % of N & K 2 O, full dose of P 2 O 5

1/3rd N & K 2 O, full dose of P 2 O 5

Top dressing

50 % of N & K 2 O at 40 to 45 days after sowing (DAS)

• Apply 5 kg of micronutrient mixture formulated by the Department of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu mixed with enough sand to make a total quantity of 20 kg for one acre.
• Apply TNAU micronutrient mixture - 5 kg/ac for varieties and 6 kg/ac for hybrids as enriched FYM (Enriched FYM is prepared by mixing MN mixture and FYM in the ratio of 1:10 , at friable moisture and incubated in gunny bag for one month in shade)

• 1. Recommended bio fertilizers, basal dose inorganic fertilizers and micro nutrients should be applied at the last ploughing before formation of ridges.
• 2. To control soil borne pathogens apply Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma asperellum each @ 1 kg/ac mixed with 100 kg FYM at the last plough before formation of ridges.

1/3rd N & K 2 O – 40 to 45 DAS 1/3rd N & K 2 O – 60 to 65 DAS