Moringa (Drumstick) PKM-1, PKM-2, Wingless & ODC-3 Varieties (Farmers Stop)
🌱 Annual Moringa (Moringa oleifera L.) – Grow Healthy, Grow Smart with Farmers Stop
🌾 Varieties Available:
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✅ PKM 1: High-yielding, early fruiting variety.
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✅ PKM 2: Compact, high-density variety with superior yield.
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✅ Wingless: Smooth, tender pods, perfect for culinary use.
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✅ ODC-3: Improved variety with excellent productivity.
🌱 Moringa Drumstick Seeds Planting Guide:
🌾 Seed Preparation:
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✅ Soak seeds in a 10% cow's urine solution (100 ml cow’s urine in 900 ml water) for 24 hours.
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✅ This enhances germination rates significantly.
🌱 Seed Rate:
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✅ 20,000 seeds per acre (approximately 10 kg).
🌿 Planting Method:
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✅ Direct Sowing: Sow two seeds per pit at a depth of 2.5 - 3.0 cm.
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✅ Spacing: 2 feet between plants and 2 feet between rows.
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✅ Seedlings can also be started in polybags and transplanted after 35-40 days.
💧 Watering:
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✅ Irrigate every three days until seeds germinate.
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✅ Germination Time: 7 to 14 days.
🌍 Soil Requirements:
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🌱 Grows well in various soil types.
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✅ Ideal Soil: Deep sandy loam with a pH of 6.5 – 8.
📅 Ideal Planting Season:
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🌧️ Best Period: July – October.
🚜 Preparatory Cultivation:
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🔧 Pit Preparation: Dig pits of 45 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm with 2.0 - 2.5 meters spacing.
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🌿 Soil Enrichment: Mix 15 kg of compost or FYM (Farmyard Manure) per pit with topsoil.
🌿 High-Density Planting and Fertigation:
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🌱 PKM 1 Variety:
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🌾 Spacing: 1.5 x 1.0 meters with two plants per hill.
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🌱 Population: 13,333 plants per hectare.
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💧 Fertilizer Dose: 135:23:45 g NPK/pit (150%) via drip irrigation.
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🌱 PKM-2 Variety:
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📏 Spacing: 1.2 x 1.2 meters.
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🌾 Highest Yield: 138 tons per hectare.
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✂️ Tip: Pinch main shoots on the 80th day for better branching.
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🌿 After Cultivation Management:
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✅ Gap Filling: Complete within a month of planting.
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✂️ Pruning:
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Pinch seedlings at 75 cm for better branching.
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For perennial moringa, prune shoots at 70 cm for enhanced flowering.
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🌾 Intercropping: Grow short-duration vegetables like Cowpea, Bhendi (Okra), and Tomato.
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🌱 Ratoon Cropping:
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Cut back trees at 90 cm height after harvesting.
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Plants will be ready for harvest again in 4-5 months.
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Ratoon crops can be continued for up to three years.
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🌱 Manuring Schedule:
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📆 3 Months After Sowing: Apply 45:15:30 g NPK/pit.
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📆 6 Months (Bearing Stage): Apply 45 g Nitrogen per pit.
💧 Irrigation Schedule:
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💦 Pre-Sowing: Water before sowing and on the third day after sowing.
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🚰 Regular Irrigation: Every 10 – 15 days, depending on soil type.
🐛 Plant Protection – Pest Management:
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🐞 Moringa Pod Fly:
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🌱 Soil Application: Thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 200 g a.i./ha (150, 180, 210 days after planting).
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🌿 Foliar Spray: Spinosad 45 SC @ 56 g a.i./ha, followed by Profenophos 50 EC @ 250 g a.i./ha.
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🐛 Bud Worm, Leaf Caterpillar, and Leaf Webber:
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💨 Dust Carbaryl 10 D @ 25 kg/ha or spray Carbaryl 50 WP @ 2 g/l.
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🔥 Hairy Caterpillar:
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🔥 Use a flame torch when caterpillars settle on tree trunks.
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🌾 Ratoon Crop Management:
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🌱 Cut back trees at 90 cm height after harvest.
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🌿 Plants will regrow in 4-5 months.
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🌾 Ratoon crops can be harvested for 3 years.
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🌿 Apply 45:15:30 g NPK/pit and 25 kg of FYM/compost annually.
🌿 Yield Potential:
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🌾 Annual Yield: 50 - 55 tonnes of pods/ha.
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🌱 Per Tree Yield: 220 pods per tree annually.
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