Our recommendation for nutrigation by dripping system
Growing method: orchard.
Plant density: 950-1,330 / ha depending on soil fertility and climate.
Expected yield: 1-1.5 ton/ha of dry (7% humidity) beans + 1.4 t/ha of husks.
|
Nutrients removal (kg/ha) by the above yield* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
CaO |
MgO |
|
35 |
13 |
88 |
12 |
8 |
* Mean values from data from Cameroon, Nigeria & Cote D’Ivoire.
Recommendation for Nutrigation by dripping system
| Growth stage |
Age |
Haifa products |
Rate (kg/ha/year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | 5-12 months | Poly-Feed drip 14-7-21+2MgO+TE + Haifa cal |
27 + 20 |
| Plantation, immature | 1-3 | Poly-Feed drip 14-7-21+2MgO+TE + Magnisal (11-0-0-16) + Haifa cal |
80 + 30 + 60 |
| Plantation, 1st production | 3-4 years | Poly-Feed drip 14-7-28+2MgO+TE + Magnisal (11-0-0-16) + Haifa cal |
150 + 60 + 120 |
| Plantation, at production | 4 years and older | Poly-Feed drip 14-7-28+2MgO+TE + Magnisal (11-0-0-16) + Haifa cal |
330 + 120 + 250 |
It is recommended to distribute pod husks evenly in the orchard to reduce nutrients removal.
Need more information about growing cocoa? You can always return to the cocoa fertilizer .
