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Name of the crop |
Nutmeg |
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Botanical name |
Myristica fragrans Houtt. |
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Cultivation |
Irrigated crop. Thrives well in warm and humid conditions. Requires annual rainfall of 150m and above. Can be cultivated upto 1300m from MSL. It is a shade loving crop. Spacing 7.5 x 7.5 m in coconut plantation. Planted after heavy rains are over. |
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Type of soil |
Well drained lateritic, loamy soil |
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Crop duration |
Perennial in nature |
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Care during Nursery |
Soft wood grafts can be prepared throughout the year. |
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No. of grafts / ha |
175 in an adult coconut plantation. |
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Plant Protection measures |
Die back- Application of Bordeaux paste after removal of dead branches. Improve drainage. Fruit rot – 1% Bordeaux mixture or 0.2% Copperoxy chloride. Fertilizers : First Year – 10kg FYM – 20:18:50g NPK 10th Year – 50kg FYM – 500:250:1000g NPK |
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Fertilizers |
First Year – 2kg FYM – 20:20:20g NPK, 10th Year – 10kg FYM – 200:200:200g NPK |
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Harvesting |
Fruit ripe and split open on the tree. The fallen fruits are collected or opened fruits are placed. Mace and nut is separated and dried under sun. |
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Yield |
500 fruits/tree after 10 years. |
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