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1. Local Name: Jambu Batu
2. Recommended varieties:
| Clone |
Characteristic |
| Gu Kong |
Large (300 - 600 gm) round to oval shaped fruits. Sweet, slight acidic, crispy. |
| Guava seedless (third generation) |
Medium sized of longish shape fruit. Crispy and sourish-sweet taste. |
3. Soil Requirement:
- Fertile, loamy well-drained soil. However, guava can grow on a wide range of soils with flat to very gentle slope.
4. Spacing: 3m x 3m (1100 trees/ha)
5. Fertiliser application:
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Year
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Time of application
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Type of fertiliser
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Amount / Stand / Year
(kg)
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Rate/ Application
(kg)
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0
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At Planting |
Rock Phosphate
Dolomite
Organic manure |
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1
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Every 2 months
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15:15:15
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2
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Every 2 months
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12:12:17:2 + TE
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3
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Every 3 months |
12:12:17:2 + TE |
0
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0.50
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| 4 onwards |
Every 3 months |
12:12:17:2 + TE |
0
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1.00
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In addition, an application of organic manure at 10 to 20 kg/tree/year is recommended.
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Pruning : Prune back the budded plant to a height of 0.5 m from the budding point to encourage 3 - 4 main branches to grow. Prune back these main branches to two nodes to allow side branches to grow. Keep plants low, to a height of 1.6 m for easy wrapping of fruits.
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6. Vegetative Period: 1 year .
7. Economic Life: 15 - 20 years with maximum yield at 5 - 8 years.
8. Yield:
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Age (years)
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Fruit yield (mt/ha/yr)
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3 - 4
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8 - 18
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5 - 6
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24 30
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7 onwards
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30 - 45
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9. Pests And Diseases of Guava:
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Pests/Diseases
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Symtom
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Control
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Pests :
1. Fruit Fly
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Larva feeds in the fruit causing it to rot. |
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1. Bagging of immature fruits.
2. Collect and destroy affected fruits.
3. Trapping with methyl eugenol to reduce the male population.
4. No registered chemical for control.
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2. White fly
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Both adult and nymph suck sap from the leaves. Honey dew secreted during feeding results in sooty molds.
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1. Remove affected shoots and leaves.
2. Spraying with detergent may repel them.
3. No registered chemicals for control.
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