Date Palm Cultivation
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Hi Sanjay,
First let me give you the conditions under which date palm grows. Arabian date palms should be the right choice for our Agriculturists growing crops in water scarce areas. they belong to the phoenix family, which are very common in India and particularly in Andhra Pradesh State. These are capable of withstanding harsh climatic conditions and erratic rainfall.
These can be grown with minimum maintenance, low expenditure and with nil chemical fertilizer expenses. The date palms also make a significant contribution towards creation of equable microclimates within oasis ecosystems, thus enabling agricultural development to be sustained in many drought and saline affected regions. It is estimated that total population of date palm trees is approximately 105 million trees covering an area of 8,00,000 ha.
Planting and irrigation
While planting the pit should be 2’x2’x2’. Bio-fertilizers like earthworm manure, sheep manure or farm yard manure any one of these can be applied while planting.
Space of 20’x20’ for 112 seedlings per acre is sufficient.
Irrigation of 30 litres per tree once in seven days upto 1 year. Next 2 years 50 litres per tree once in 15 days.
Flowering is during January or february. Trees yield fruits for harvesting by June or July .After 5 years of planting the fruit is collected at 3 stages. The fruit yielding starts from 5th year of planting.
This is the general information on cultivation of Dates. There are farmers who have cultivated it in South India and gained Success. I will give you the contact number of one such farm, who will guide you and also supply seedlings.
Krishnapuram,
Ariyakulam ( Via )
Dharmapuri District.
Phone : 04342- 243567-243202-292840.
Mobile : 9442337717 , 98426606
You can also contact the The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture,
Government of Andhra Pradesh,
Opp. L.B.Stadium, Basheerbagh,
Hyderabad - 500 001
Phone - EPBX Lines 23383520 to 24
Fax - 040 - 23237545
Email - comag@nic.in
Thanks and Regards
Ashwini S
First let me give you the conditions under which date palm grows. Arabian date palms should be the right choice for our Agriculturists growing crops in water scarce areas. they belong to the phoenix family, which are very common in India and particularly in Andhra Pradesh State. These are capable of withstanding harsh climatic conditions and erratic rainfall.
These can be grown with minimum maintenance, low expenditure and with nil chemical fertilizer expenses. The date palms also make a significant contribution towards creation of equable microclimates within oasis ecosystems, thus enabling agricultural development to be sustained in many drought and saline affected regions. It is estimated that total population of date palm trees is approximately 105 million trees covering an area of 8,00,000 ha.
Planting and irrigation
While planting the pit should be 2’x2’x2’. Bio-fertilizers like earthworm manure, sheep manure or farm yard manure any one of these can be applied while planting.
Space of 20’x20’ for 112 seedlings per acre is sufficient.
Irrigation of 30 litres per tree once in seven days upto 1 year. Next 2 years 50 litres per tree once in 15 days.
Flowering is during January or february. Trees yield fruits for harvesting by June or July .After 5 years of planting the fruit is collected at 3 stages. The fruit yielding starts from 5th year of planting.
This is the general information on cultivation of Dates. There are farmers who have cultivated it in South India and gained Success. I will give you the contact number of one such farm, who will guide you and also supply seedlings.
Krishnapuram,
Ariyakulam ( Via )
Dharmapuri District.
Phone : 04342- 243567-243202-292840.
Mobile : 9442337717 , 98426606
You can also contact the The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture,
Government of Andhra Pradesh,
Opp. L.B.Stadium, Basheerbagh,
Hyderabad - 500 001
Phone - EPBX Lines 23383520 to 24
Fax - 040 - 23237545
Email - comag@nic.in
Thanks and Regards
Ashwini S
Namaskara Sanjay,
I too is interested in Date Palm cultivation.
I searched entire India for the best source in Date Palm.
That time , I came in contact with Atul Ltd, their Floras department is producing and supplying tissue culture date palm saplings.
Their production facilities are located in UK & have a big nursery of 25 acres in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
Also they have two big demo farms, one in Jaisalmer - 250 acres and another one in Bikaner 125 acres.
As a part of their green initiative 'Greening the Deserts', they started the project of Tissue Culture Date Palm
in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Atul is the largest producer of these high quality tissue cultured date palm plants in the world today.
They have developed more than 1500 acres of demonstration farms at Jaisalmer & Bikaner districts and farmer fields,
set-up world class nursery for plant care at Jodhpur, and have also set-up a world class Tissue Culture Date Palm laboratory at
Jodhpur under a JV company with Government of Rajasthan, based on overseas technology.
They have a full technical team of qualified and experienced field extension personnel, agriculturists & horticulturists,
plant pathologists, etc who will extend all the required technical assistance for successful cultivation of tissue culture date palm plants in India.
Atul Ltd has been awarded the first prize of the prestigious Khalifa International Date Palm Award 2009
at Abu Dhabi amongst 19 countries contesting these awards, for implementation of the Tissue Culture Date Palm project in India.
They have also been awarded prestigious Siemens Ecovatives Award 2010 for 'Earth Care' category for this unique & innovative green
initiative of 'Greening the Deserts' through Tissue Culture Date Palms.
They are supplying secondary hardened tissue cultured date palm plants of different varieties, including Barhee, Khalas, Sultana,
Sheshi, Zamli, Sagai, Nabut Saif, Anbarah, Ajwah, Khadrawy, Lulu, etc.
Their technical personnel can guide your agriculture / horticulture / landscaping team on the farm development and plantation procedures.
Generally speaking you can cultivate 156 date palm plants on 1 hectare land (approx 64 plants in one acre) on 8m x 8m spacing between
each plant in every direction.
There would be approx 62 female plants and 2 male plants.
For more information please contact :
A.M.Batra
General Manager - Business Development
Corporate Unit
Atul Ltd
Telephone # 0091 2632 230228 (External)
Telephone # 5688 (Internal)
Mobile # 0091 9904200121
Fax # 0091 2632 233669
Dr. K. V. Prajapati
Manager-Horticulture
IN-FLORAS
ATUL LTD
Contact: 02632 233264 Extn 4418
With regards
Niranjana
I too is interested in Date Palm cultivation.
I searched entire India for the best source in Date Palm.
That time , I came in contact with Atul Ltd, their Floras department is producing and supplying tissue culture date palm saplings.
Their production facilities are located in UK & have a big nursery of 25 acres in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
Also they have two big demo farms, one in Jaisalmer - 250 acres and another one in Bikaner 125 acres.
As a part of their green initiative 'Greening the Deserts', they started the project of Tissue Culture Date Palm
in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Atul is the largest producer of these high quality tissue cultured date palm plants in the world today.
They have developed more than 1500 acres of demonstration farms at Jaisalmer & Bikaner districts and farmer fields,
set-up world class nursery for plant care at Jodhpur, and have also set-up a world class Tissue Culture Date Palm laboratory at
Jodhpur under a JV company with Government of Rajasthan, based on overseas technology.
They have a full technical team of qualified and experienced field extension personnel, agriculturists & horticulturists,
plant pathologists, etc who will extend all the required technical assistance for successful cultivation of tissue culture date palm plants in India.
Atul Ltd has been awarded the first prize of the prestigious Khalifa International Date Palm Award 2009
at Abu Dhabi amongst 19 countries contesting these awards, for implementation of the Tissue Culture Date Palm project in India.
They have also been awarded prestigious Siemens Ecovatives Award 2010 for 'Earth Care' category for this unique & innovative green
initiative of 'Greening the Deserts' through Tissue Culture Date Palms.
They are supplying secondary hardened tissue cultured date palm plants of different varieties, including Barhee, Khalas, Sultana,
Sheshi, Zamli, Sagai, Nabut Saif, Anbarah, Ajwah, Khadrawy, Lulu, etc.
Their technical personnel can guide your agriculture / horticulture / landscaping team on the farm development and plantation procedures.
Generally speaking you can cultivate 156 date palm plants on 1 hectare land (approx 64 plants in one acre) on 8m x 8m spacing between
each plant in every direction.
There would be approx 62 female plants and 2 male plants.
For more information please contact :
A.M.Batra
General Manager - Business Development
Corporate Unit
Atul Ltd
Telephone # 0091 2632 230228 (External)
Telephone # 5688 (Internal)
Mobile # 0091 9904200121
Fax # 0091 2632 233669
Dr. K. V. Prajapati
Manager-Horticulture
IN-FLORAS
ATUL LTD
Contact: 02632 233264 Extn 4418
With regards
Niranjana