June to December
Dig pits of 1 m x 1 m x 1 m size and fill up with top
soil mixed with 4 gm of Michorrhiza
Granule, 1 Kg of Neem Cake . Plant the grafts at the centre of the
pit with ball of earth intact. The graft joint must be atleast 15 cm above the
ground level. After planting stake the plants properly to avoid bending
or damage to graft joint during heavy winds.
Manures and Fertilizers 1st year Annual Increase 6th year onwards Michorrhiza Granule 4 gm 4 gm 20 gm Urea [46-0-0] 450 gm 225 gm 2.2 Kg Katra Nano Mono Ammonium
Phosphate 12-61-0 350 gm 175 gm 1.6 Kg Katra Nano Potassium Sulphate
0-0-50 600 gm 600 gm 3 Kg Manures &
fertilizers may be applied
in Sept-Oct at 45cm away from the trunk upto the leaf drip and incorporated.
§ Leaf Webber
ü Spray Phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit
§ Hairy Caterpillars ü Neem
Extract Azadirachtin 1000 EC 1.7 ml/lit of water ü Banlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5 % SG) 4 g/10 lit of water ü KARGIL (Imidachloprid 30.5 % SC) 1.6 ml/Litre of Water ü
Flemingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% + Thiamethoxam 12% WDG) 0.4 - 0.5 g/ ltr of water ü QuinalPhos 2 ml/lit of water
ü Dimethoate 2 ml/lit of water
§ Bud Worm ü Spray Phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit ü Phosphamidon 40 SL 2 ml/lit ü Quinalphos 25EC 2 ml/lit
ü Carbaryl 50 WP 1 g/lit
Harvest A mature
fruit is dull brown in colour and the colour immediately below the skin when
scratched is of lighter shade, while in the immature fruits it is green.
The mature fruits are harvested by hand picking. Ripening Ripen the
fruits by keeping a beaker containing 5000 ppm Ethrel + 10 g NaOH pellets in an
air tight chamber. (5 ml Ethrel in one lit of water is 5000 ppm).
Yield 20 - 25 T/Ha/Year
