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Pomegranate can be grown on a wide range of soils. However, it grows well in medium deep, loamy and well-drained soils having a pH of 7.5. Heavy soils with poor drainage facilities are unsuitable for its cultivation. Semiarid climate with mild winters and hot summers are ideal for its growth. Pomegranates can be successfully grown in areas with temperature ranging from 25-35OC and an annual rainfall of 500-800mm.
Climate
Hot and dry climate during fruit development improves its fruit quality. The plants are affected if the temperature remains below 11OC for a longer time. Humid climate during fruit setting adversely affects the fruit colour development, quality and increases pest and disease attack.
Pomegranate is propagated vegetatively by cuttings, air layering or gootee.
Planting distances are generally 6×4 m or 6×5 m, except for the semi dwarf cultivars where planting distances
could be somewhat closer like 5×3 m.
The basal dose of farmyard manure @ 25-40 cart-loads /ha. besides the recommended doses of N, P and K should be applied to non-bearing trees in 3 split doses coinciding with growth of flushes during January, June and September. Fruiting should be encouraged from fourth year onwards. Nitrogenous fertilizer is applied in two split doses starting at the time of first irrigation after bahar treatment and next at 3 weeks interval, whereas full dose of P and K should be applied at one time. These should be applied in a shallow circular trench below tree canopy not beyond a depth of 8-10 cm. After application, fertilizers are covered with top soil and irrigated.
In order to achieve the desired shape of trees they are pruned in the winter, some care is taken also in the summer. In the winter pruning the height of the trees is brought back to the desired height. Broken, bent, and interfering branches are removed. In order to keep the interior of the tree open during growing season, summer pruning is carried out according to needs.
Amount of irrigation per day depends very much on the climate. The total amount of water per season is around 6000 m3/hectare, in addition to 4500 m3/hectare of rain. After harvest very little irrigation is carried out.
Inter-cropping with low growing vegetables, pulses or green manure crops is beneficial. In arid regions, inter-cropping is possible only during the rainy season, whereas winter vegetables are feasible in irrigated areas.
The main diseases reported are leaf spot and fruit rot. Application of Mancozeb (2g./l.) during rainy season in case of the former and application of Kavach (2g./l) and Carbendazim/Thiophanate methyl/Baycor/Benomyl (1g./l.) during September/October in case of the latter has been found to be effective in most cases.
Fruit cracking is a serious disorder. This physiological disorder observed in young fruits is due to boron deficiency and that in fully grown fruits is mainly due to moisture imbalances.
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Vijay Phyto farms
Mr. G. Lakshmi Narayana (manager)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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