Schedule
Sweet Potato Crop Schedule
| Product Name | Fertilizers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poornima Kit | NPK Grow Caps |
Aceto Caps | Humigrow Neno Powder |
Alp | Sonha-Bihan | Amavasya Kit | IBP Kit | ||
| Humic Acid | Chelated Multi-micronutrient |
PGP/PGR | |||||||
| Land Reparation | week -1 | 1 Kit | |||||||
| Sowing | week 0 | ||||||||
| Germination | week 1 | ||||||||
| Vegetative Growth | week 2 | 1 Kit | 1 Cap | ||||||
| week 3 | |||||||||
| week 4 | |||||||||
| week 5 | |||||||||
| week 6 | 1 Cap | 1 Cap | 120gm | ||||||
| week 7 | 250gm | 250gm | |||||||
| week 8 | 1 Kit | ||||||||
| week 9 | |||||||||
| week 10 | 1 Cap | 1 Cap | 120gm | ||||||
| week 11 | |||||||||
| week 12 | |||||||||
| HARVESTING | |||||||||
| Total Quantity | 1 kit | 2 Caps | 3 Caps | 240gm | 250gm | 250gm | 1 Kit | 1 kit | |
| Broadcast | |
| Top Dressing | |
| Basal Dressing | |
| Soil Application | |
| Spray | |
| * | Optional |
NOTE: For the first year donot immidietaly substitute 100% chemical fertilizer with the SIESTO GREEN products, as the soil is used to chemical fertilizer, it may affect the output. So the best way to substitute is by reducing 50% of chemical input in the first year, 25% the following 2nd year, & then another 10% by the 3rd year. After the 3rd year use synthetic fertilizer / inorganic fertilizer if their is a requirement depending on the soil health.
CROP SCHEDULE FOR SWEET POTATO
| Sr. No. | Treatment / Application | Product | Dose /Acre | APPLICATION | Management |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegetative – Dissolve in 20 to 200 ltr. of water as required for 1 acre of land and apply through Drip Irrigation or drench. | POORNIMA KIT | 1 Kit | Apply after germination in week 2 | It is a balanced form of nutrients that includes NPK, Zinc, Cropforce NP, Humigrow NP, and Mycorrhiza NP |
| 2 | Vegetative – Mix all with the required amount of water and apply through drip irrigation, flood irrigation, or drenching as per farmer’s availability. | NPK + Humigrow | 2 Caps + 120gm | Apply it in week 6 and 10 | It is a balanced form of Nutrition that includes NPK. |
| 3 | Flowering/ Fruiting – Mix both in 20 – 200 liters of water as per requirement and spray it on the plants. | ALP + Sonhabihan | 250gm + 250gm / 200 lit. of water | Apply it in week 7 (when flower buds are seen) and further more if required | It is a Micronutrient and PGP that helps in Growth, Fruit set, and the quality of the produce. |
| 4 | Vegetative – Dissolve in 20 to 200 ltr. of water as required for 1 acre of land and apply through Drip Irrigation or drench. | ACETO Caps | 1 cap | Apply it in week 6 and 10 | It is a GLUCONOACETOBACTER which has the ability to colonize the plant roots and fix atmospheric Nitrogen. |
| 5 | Soil Treatment – Dissolve in 20lit. to 200lit. of water as per requirement for 1 acre of land and apply through drip irrigation or drench. | IBP KIT | 1 kit | Apply it as soil application before sowing | It prevents soil-borne diseases and nematodes. Apply as per the soil health and soil-borne diseases. |
| 6 | Vegetative and Flowering/ Fruiting – Mix all with the required amount of water and apply through foliar spray or drenching as per infestation of insect. | Amavasya kit | 1 kit | Apply it in week 8 | It is a balanced form of insecticides which includes Traps, Lifeline, Bt, Acarida, and Meta capsules. |
NUTRIENTS DEFICIENCY
| NUTRIENT | IDENTIFICATION | SYMPTOMS | SUGGESTED PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen |  |
General symptoms are a uniform light green chlorosis of the leaves, and slow growth resulting in a delayed or sparse ground cover. | ACETO Caps |
| Phosphorus |  |
Yellowing may spread from discrete interveinal patches, which typically become cleared of anthocyanin pigment, or may be more general, but often affecting one half of the blade more than the other. | PSB Plus |
| Potash |  |
Brown necrotic lesions develop within the chlorotic zones and eventually spread to cover the entire leaf blade. | Potash Grow |
| Sulfur |  |
Sulfur deficiency results in a uniform pale green chlorosis throughout the plant. Veins do not retain a green colour, and in many cases, they may be more chlorotic than the interveinal tissue. | ALP |
| Magnesium |  |
Interveinal chlorosis of older leaves. The main veins retain a relatively broad margin of dark green tissue, but the minor veins are less well defined, resulting in radial bands of pale tissue between the main veins. | ALP |
| Iron |  |
Yellow interveinal chlorosis develops, which is characterised by a sharply contrasting green network of veins. | ALP |
| Boron |  |
Boron deficiency affects actively growing tissue, both of the shoots and roots. The first sign is usually a thickening of young leaves. The leaves and stem near the shoot tip are brittle and break easily when bent. | ALP |
KEY FARMING POINTS
KEY FARMING POINTS
- SOIL TYPE = Sweet potato can be grown in loamy soil with a pH range of 5.6 - 6.6 .
- CLIMATE / TEMPERATURE = It requires a warm and moist climate.
- SEASON OF PLANTING = In India, June – July and September are highly suitable for planting .
- SPACING = Plant the terminal vine cuttings (80,000/ha) at 20 cm spacing .
- MANURING & FERTILIZATION = Fertilizer requirements depend on the fertility or quality of the soil.
- WATER MANAGEMENT = Irrigation is done before planting, again on 3rd day and there after once in a week. Stop irrigation one week before harvest.
- Harvesting = Sweet potatoes can be harvested 110-120 days after planting.
- YIELD = About 20-25 t/ha of tubers in 110 – 120 days can be obtained.
- Seed Treatment kit is optional.
- Bio-pesticides or Bio-fungicides can be applied on a preventive dosage or when any pest, fungal or bacterial diseases are identified.
- Recommended dosage on this crop schedule can vary depending on soil health, environmental conditions, and pest attacks.
- 1-acre POORNIMA KIT contains: -
- NPK caps = 2 caps
- Zinc caps = 1 cap
- Cropforce Nano Powder = 120gm
- Humigrow Nano Powder = 120 gm
- Mycorrhiza nano powder = 100 gm
- Biofertilizer is not a chemical fertilizer hence do not mix with agrochemicals.
- Do not expose to direct sunlight or heat.
- Use Bio-fertilizer before or after 3-4 days of use of chemical fertilizer.
- Please, clean the sprayer before the use of Bio-fertilizer or bio-pesticide.