Mature cashew plants

The nutrient recommendation for Cashew at 5th Year onwards is 750:325:750 gram NPK/plant. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out.

The fertilizers dose needed is 1628 gram urea, 1804 gram rock phosphate and 1252 gram Muriate of Potash respectively per plant.

Organic manure @ 10 kg/plant is recommended in every year. Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application.

Broadcast the fertilizer within an area of 0.5 to 3.0 meter (15 cm deep) around the tree and incorporate by light raking.

Cashew at 4th Year

The nutrient recommendation for Cashew at 4th Year is 600:260:600 gram NPK/plant. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out.

The fertilizers dose needed is 1302 gram urea, 1443 gram rock phosphate and 1002 gram Muriate of Potash respectively per plant. Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application.

Organic manure @ 10 kg/plant is recommended in every year. Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application.

Cashew at 3rd Year

The nutrient recommendation for Cashew at 3rd Year onwards is 450:195:450 gram NPK/plant. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out.

The fertilizers dose needed is 977 gram urea, 1082 gram rock phosphate and 751 gram Muriate of Potash respectively per plant.

Organic manure @ 10 kg/plant is recommended in every year. Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application.

Cashew at 2nd Year

The nutrient recommendation for Cashew at 2nd Year is 300:130:300 gram NPK/plant. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out.

The fertilizers dose needed is 651 gram urea, 722 gram rock phosphate and 501 gram Muriate of Potash respectively per plant.

Organic manure @ 10 kg/plant is recommended in every year. Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application.

Cashew at 1st Year

The nutrient recommendation for Cashew at 1st Year is 150:65:150 gram NPK/plant. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out.

The fertilizers dose needed is 326 gram urea, 361 gram rock phosphate and 250 gram Muriate of Potash respectively per plant.

Organic manure @ 10 kg/plant is recommended in every year. Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application.