A basal dressing consisting of compost (500 kg/d.c.), peanut meal (75 kg/d.c.), bone meal (75 kg/d.c.) and hydrated lime (50 kg/d.c.) is recommended.
The first top dressing of compound fertilizer (N:P:K:Mg = 12:12:17:2) should be applied 14 days after germination. Apply compound fertilizer (2 gm/plant) and peanut meal (3 gm/plant) 14 days after the first top dressing. Apply compound fertilizer (2 gm/plant) and bone meal (3 gm/plant) 14 days after the second top dressing.
Maintaining an adequate supply of water and nutrients to the plants as well as keeping a proper level of calcium and boron in soil. Picking old leaves, light raking and earthing up are done at each top dressing.
(1 d.c. = 0.0674 ha.)
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