Methods Of Fertilizer Application
For dry land crops fertilizers are usually applied at the sowing time. For drilling the seeds and fertilizers together Jyoti ferti – seed – drill can be used. This implement can be drawn by a pair of bullocks. It is suitable for all crops except groundnut. The row to row spacing can be adjusted from 22.5 cm to 45 cm. The fertilizers are drilled 5 cm. away at proper depth developed by providing a traditional bowl rand tubes on locally available seed drills. Fertilizer needs to be placed at 10 cm. Depth and as close as possible to the seed row. The fertilizer is placed about 2 to 4 cm. deeper than seed in the same row. Locally used 3 or 4 countered seed drill can be converted to ferti – seed – drill by local carpenters.
Manure and fertilizer application schedule for dry land crops (Kharif)
Crop |
| Manure | Fertilizers |
|
| Time of application |
|
|
| N | P | K |
|
1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1. | Kharif Jowar | 6-7.5 | 50 | 25 | – | Whole quantity of N,P, applied at sowing. |
2. | Rainfed Kharif | 6 – 7.5 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 1/2 N-at sowing 1/2 N at top dressing. Full dose of P and K and sowing. |
3. | Maize Rainfed with assured rainfall. | 12-15 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 1/2 N at sowing, 1/2 N at Knee high stage. Whole of P2O5 and K2o at sowing. |
4. | Pearl millets | 5-6 | 50 | 25 | – | Whole of N and P at sowing. |
5. | Pearl millet | 5-6 | 25 | 25 | – | Whole of N and P at sowing |
6. | Setaria | 3-5 | 50 | — | — | Whole quantity of N at sowing. |
7. | Hill millet | 5-6 | 50 | 25 | 25 | Whole quantity of N,P,K, at sowing. |
8. | Groundnut | 5 | 12.5 | 25 | – | Whole quantity of N and P at sowing. |
9. | Sunflower | 5-6 | 25 | 25 | – | –do– |
10. | Niger | 5 | 25 | 25 | – | –do– |
11. |
| 5 | 25 | 25 | – | –do– |
12. |
| 5 | 25 | 25 | – | –do– |
13. |
| 5 | 12.5 | 25 | – | –do– |
14. |
| 5 | 12.5 | 25 | – | –do– |
15. | Kidney bean | 5 | 12.5 | 25 | – |
|
16. | Red gram | 5 | 25 | 50 | – |
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Manures and fertilizers application schedule for Rabi crops
1. |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1. | Rabi Jowar on | 6-8 | 50 | 25 | — | Entire quantity of N & P at sowing. |
2. | Rabi Jowar on | 6-8 | 25 | 12/2 | — | Entire quantity of N & P at sowing. |
3. | Safflower | 5-6 | 50 | 25 | — | Entire dose of N & P at sowing. |
4. | Gram | 6-7 | 12.5 | 25 | — | –do– |
5. | Linseed | 3-5 | 30 | 15 | — | –do– |
6. | Sunflower | 3-5 | 50 | 25 | — | –do– |