Ikisan - Package of Practices for Pomegranate Crop
Pomegranate
Light to medium soils with good drainage are suitable. It performs
well on light soils with good colour. It can tolerate salts to certain
extent.
Varieties
Ganesh (GPG 1) and Mridula are suitable to AP.
Planting
Air layers or cuttings can be planted with a spacing of 4x4m. For
light soils 4x3.5m can be adopted.
Manures and Fertilizers
The following fertilizer doses should be given
Age (year)
FYM (kg)
N(g)
P(g)
K(g)
1
10
250
125
125
2
20
250
125
125
3
40
500
250
250
4
80
625
300
300
Full doses of FYM, P, K and half of the N should be given at Bahar
treatment prior to first irrigation. The remaining quantity can be given
in single dose, 40-45 days after first dose. Application of Doron at
0.2% controls cracking of fruits and improves fruit colour.
Irrigation
Irregular irrigations induce fruit cracking. Irrigation should be
given at definite intervals depending upon soil and seasonal conditions.
Pest Management
Fruit borer
Spray endosulfan @ 2ml l-1 or carbaryl @ 4g l-1
or monocrotophos @1.6ml l-1 from flower bud stage onwards
at 2-3 weeks interval. A maximum of four sprays may be necessary.
Disease Management
Fruit spot
Spray copper oxychloride @ 3g l-1 or carbendazim @ 1g l-1
twice at 20 days interval after the appearance of the disease.
