Mandarin orange-Inter cultivation

Give a light digging or ploughing when the rains start.

Apply the recommended fertilizers during May-June and September-October.

In the early stages, give some formative pruning to establish a strong framework. Remove all shoots arising from rootstock below the bud union.

Crops like coffee, cardamom, banana and pineapple can be planted as intercrops depending on soil fertility status.

Remove dead branches and smear the cut ends with Bordeaux paste. Do not prune the roots.

Drip irrigation will keep the soil moisture constant without much fluctuation.