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:

• ✅ PKM 1: High-yielding, early fruiting variety.

• ✅ PKM 2: Compact, high-density variety with superior yield.

• ✅ Wingless: Smooth, tender pods, perfect for culinary use.

• ✅ ODC-3: Improved variety with excellent productivity.

🌱 Moringa Drumstick Seeds Planting Guide:

🌾 Seed Preparation:

• ✅ Soak seeds in a 10% cow's urine solution (100 ml cow’s urine in 900 ml water) for 24 hours.

• ✅ This enhances germination rates significantly.

🌱 Seed Rate:

• ✅ 20,000 seeds per acre (approximately 10 kg).

🌿 Planting Method:

• ✅ Direct Sowing: Sow two seeds per pit at a depth of 2.5 - 3.0 cm.

• ✅ Spacing: 2 feet between plants and 2 feet between rows.

• ✅ Seedlings can also be started in polybags and transplanted after 35-40 days.

💧 Watering:

• ✅ Irrigate every three days until seeds germinate.

• ✅ Germination Time: 7 to 14 days.

🌍 Soil Requirements:

• 🌱 Grows well in various soil types.

• ✅ Ideal Soil: Deep sandy loam with a pH of 6.5 – 8.

📅 Ideal Planting Season:

• 🌧️ Best Period: July – October.

🚜 Preparatory Cultivation:

• 🔧 Pit Preparation: Dig pits of 45 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm with 2.0 - 2.5 meters spacing.

• 🌿 Soil Enrichment: Mix 15 kg of compost or FYM (Farmyard Manure) per pit with topsoil.

🌿 High-Density Planting and Fertigation:

• 🌱 PKM 1 Variety:

  • 🌾 Spacing: 1.5 x 1.0 meters with two plants per hill.

  • 🌱 Population: 13,333 plants per hectare.

  • 💧 Fertilizer Dose: 135:23:45 g NPK/pit (150%) via drip irrigation.

• 🌱 PKM-2 Variety:

  • 📏 Spacing: 1.2 x 1.2 meters.

  • 🌾 Highest Yield: 138 tons per hectare.

  • ✂️ Tip: Pinch main shoots on the 80th day for better branching.

🌿 After Cultivation Management:

• ✅ Gap Filling: Complete within a month of planting.

• ✂️ Pruning:

  • Pinch seedlings at 75 cm for better branching.

  • For perennial moringa, prune shoots at 70 cm for enhanced flowering.

• 🌾 Intercropping: Grow short-duration vegetables like Cowpea, Bhendi (Okra), and Tomato.

• 🌱 Ratoon Cropping:

  • Cut back trees at 90 cm height after harvesting.

  • Plants will be ready for harvest again in 4-5 months.

  • Ratoon crops can be continued for up to three years.

🌱 Manuring Schedule:

• 📆 3 Months After Sowing: Apply 45:15:30 g NPK/pit.

• 📆 6 Months (Bearing Stage): Apply 45 g Nitrogen per pit.

💧 Irrigation Schedule:

• 💦 Pre-Sowing: Water before sowing and on the third day after sowing.

• 🚰 Regular Irrigation: Every 10 – 15 days, depending on soil type.

🐛 Plant Protection – Pest Management:

• 🐞 Moringa Pod Fly:

  • 🌱 Soil Application: Thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 200 g a.i./ha (150, 180, 210 days after planting).

  • 🌿 Foliar Spray: Spinosad 45 SC @ 56 g a.i./ha, followed by Profenophos 50 EC @ 250 g a.i./ha.

• 🐛 Bud Worm, Leaf Caterpillar, and Leaf Webber:

  • 💨 Dust Carbaryl 10 D @ 25 kg/ha or spray Carbaryl 50 WP @ 2 g/l.

• 🔥 Hairy Caterpillar:

  • 🔥 Use a flame torch when caterpillars settle on tree trunks.

🌾 Ratoon Crop Management:

• 🌱 Cut back trees at 90 cm height after harvest.

• 🌿 Plants will regrow in 4-5 months.

• 🌾 Ratoon crops can be harvested for 3 years.

• 🌿 Apply 45:15:30 g NPK/pit and 25 kg of FYM/compost annually.

🌿 Yield Potential:

• 🌾 Annual Yield: 50 - 55 tonnes of pods/ha.

• 🌱 Per Tree Yield: 220 pods per tree annually.

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