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Fruit Crop Fertilizer Program

Fruit trees need balanced nutrition through the fertilizer ring at every stage of growth. Match the blend and rate to tree age using the schedule below to protect flowering, fruit set, and quality.

Feed the tree to its age

Apply fertilizers around the fertilizer ring and incorporate lightly.
Split the annual fertilizer amount into 4 equal applications (March, June, September, December).
Apply well decomposed organic manure/FYM 20 to 25 t/ha/year.
Deep, well-drained, fertile loamy or sandy loam soils; p^H 5.5 to 6.5. Spacing: Mango 8m x 8m, Citrus 6m x 8m, Papaya 2m x 2m, Guava 6m x 6m.

Fruit Crop Nutrient Schedule

Special Fruit Fertilizer (2kg)

Age of plant	Quantity of fertilizer
3 Months	50g
6 Months	75g
9 Months	100g
1 Year	150g
1 ½ Years	250g
2 Years	250g
3 Years	375g
3 ½ Years	1 kg
4 Years	1 kg
4 ½ Years	1 ½ kg
5 Years	1 ½ kg
6 Years	2 kg
6 ½ Years	2 ½ kg

Apply fertilizer to plant holes before planting at the rate of 100g per hole. Mix well into soil before planting. From 7 years onwards, apply 2.5kg per year. Broadcast the fertilizer in a circle extending from the trunk to the circumference of the leaf canopy. Fork the soil when moist and water after application.

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Growth Stage	Application Rate
For young plants	35g per plant
Every 3 months thereafter	40g per plant

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Application	Timing	Rate
1st application	2 days before planting	225g per planting hole
2nd application	2 months after planting	450g per plant, mixed with fertilizer ring
3rd application	Every 4 months after	400g per plant

Fruit crop deficiency corrections

Nutrient	Symptoms	Correction
Nitrogen	Yellowing of older leaves, stunted growth, low yield	Apply recommended Urea in splits
Phosphorus	Poor root growth, delayed flowering and fruiting	Apply TSP as per recommendation
Potassium	Small fruits, poor taste, yellowing and browning of leaf edges	Apply MOP as recommended
Magnesium	Yellowing between veins (interveinal chlorosis)	Apply Magnesium Sulfate
Boron	Fruit cracking, poor fruit set, distorted growing tips	Apply Boron (foliar/soil)
Zinc	Small leaves, rosetting, reduced internodes	Apply Zinc Sulfate (foliar/soil)