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) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
MgO |
AN |
||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
------------------ % ------------------- |
---------- 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 |
Plant tissue sampling procedures
| Growth Stage | Plant Part |
|---|---|
| Five to eight weeks after full bloom | 4 to 8 leaves from spurs or near base of current season’s growth |
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