Nutrients rates ideal for growing almonds in Spain

The recommended rates of nutrients and fertilizers needed to grow healthy almond trees

Soil type: light to medium, pH 6-8.
Annual irrigation rate: ~3,000 m3/ha.
Plant Population: 120-190 plants/ha.
Expected yield: 3.5 t/ha (in shells).

N	P	P₂O₅	K	K₂O
150-250	25-40	57-90	170-290	205-350

Fertigation: Recommended rates of nutrients and fertilizers

Month	Crop requirements (kg/ha)				Recommended Fertilizers (kg/ha)
Month	N	P₂O₅	K₂O	MgO	Multi-K™	MAP™	AN	Magnisal™
March	15	25	23	0	50	41	11	0
April	20	0	32	4	70	0	25	25
May	21	0	41	5	89	0	18	32
June	15	0	42	8	91	0	0	50
July	5	0	7	8	15	0	0	50
August	5	0	10	5	22	0	0	32
September	12	20	27	0	60	33	0	0
October	8	15	18	0	39	25	0	0
Total annual	100	60	200	30	436	99	54	189

Multi-K™ – Potassium nitrate (13-0-46).
MAP™ – mono-ammonium phosphate (0-61-0).
Amm. Nit – Ammonium Nitrate (34-0-0).
Magnisal™ – Magnesium nitrate (10.8-0-0-15.8).

Fertilization rates under intensive growing conditions (California)

N (kg/ha)	P₂O₅ (kg/ha)	K₂O (kg/ha)
290	144	105

Plant analysis guide

Nutrient sufficiency ranges (source: A & L, Agronomy Handbook, Ankerman & Large Eds.)

Almond	N	S	P	K	Mg	Ca	Na	B	Zn	Mn	Fe	Cu
Almond	------------------ % -------------------							---------- p.p.m ---------
From	2.20	0.20	0.10	1.50	0.30	2.25	0.01	30	20	30	100	6
To	2.70	0.30	0.40	3.00	0.40	4.00	0.10	65	40	80	200	20