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Name of the crop |
Jamun |
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Botanical name |
Syzygium cuminii |
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Climate |
Hardy fruit crop. It thrives well under both tropical and subtropical climates. It requires dry weather at the time of flowering and fruit setting. Early rains are beneficial for better growth, development and ripening of fruits. |
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Type of soil |
Jamun tree can be grown on a wide range of soils, deep loam and well drained soils are ideal. If does not prefer very heavy and light sandy soils |
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Propagation |
By seeds as well as vegetative techniques. |
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Planting spacing |
8 to 10 meters |
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Crop duration |
PPerennial seedling start bearing at age of 9 – 10 years where as budded ones take 5 – 6 years. |
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Varieties |
No specific varieties. |
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Manures and fertilizer |
50-60kg FYM + 500gmN + 600 g P & 300 g K/plant/year |
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Harvesting |
Fruits are harvested daily by hand picking. Average yield of full grown budded and seedling trees i.e. 50-70 kg and 80 – 100 kg/plant/year. |
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