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Flowchart for Pomegranate Cultivation

Selection of site Soil and water testing Preparation of land Layout Alignment, Digging of pits etc. Selection of planting materials from the nursery. Planting in the main yield Care after planting watering, manuring and plant protection Training and pruning Manuring Irrigation Inter cultivation/Inter Culture Inter cropping Cropping Plant protection Harvesting Harvest indices, Harvesting and care after harvesting Sorting of Fruits, Transport to Pack Houses/Markets.

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1. Selection of site 2. Soil and water testing 3. Preparation of land 4. Layout Alignment, Digging of pits etc. 5. Selection of planting materials from the nursery. 6. Planting in the main yield 7. Care after planting watering, manuring and plant protection 8. Training and pruning 9. Manuring 10. Irrigation 11. Inter cultivation/Inter Culture 12. Inter cropping 13. Cropping 14. Plant protection 15. Harvesting Harvest indices, Harvesting and care after harvesting 16. Sorting of Fruits, Transport to Pack Houses/Markets.

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A Brief in Right into each of the above Operation 1. Selection of Site

Select deep loamy/alluvial soil. Also select soil with medium fertility. Site should be not above 1800m above mean sea level. Requires hot and dry climate during the period of fruit development and ripening. The optimum temperature for fruit development is 18 The Plant Bears well under irrigation so there should be adequate supply of irrigation water Good quality.

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Soil and water Testing

To Know the suitability of soil , Its Fertility and PH Whether the soil and soil depth meet the hop requirement Water testing is e to know quality of water of the crop or the amendment to suit pomegranate crop.

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Preparation of Land
2-3 deep Plouighing to get fine Tilt Level the land. Mark the Planting position as per the recommended

4.

Lay-out Alignment, Digging of pits etc.

Adopt a Spacing o 5x5m in Square System of Planting. Pintsize 60x60x60 cm Refill the pith with Top soil mixed with 20-25Kg F&M/Comport + 1Kg SSP on basal Laying of Dried Leaves + Dried Gram. Slow the soil to settle and if any depression appeals Add Soil to Bring the soil to the surface level.

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Selection of manting material from the nursery

Select well nested hand wood cuttings of one year Select healthy, robust Plath free from Pests and diseases Particulate Bacterial light

6.

Manting in the mainfield

Best time the planting in the are set of south west mansion (June-July) or February of irrigation futility are available. Cut open the polybage without disturbing the root system in the ball of earth. Set the Plant in the hole scooped out in the Center of the Pit. Press the soil around the plant to remove air pockets in the soil. Irrigate/water immediately in a bring prepared around the plant. Stake the plant the support and to a gold tappling.

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Care after planting-watering, manuring and plant protection

Water /irrigate the newly set plants at uniform intervals for better establishment and survival Continue watering particularly during only periods Apply nitrogen in the form of urea at bi monthly intervals to push up growth, with recommended dose. Protect the plant from pests and diseases, particularly bacterial blight with suitable pesticides.

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Training and pruning

From second year onwards, established plants may be trained to multiple stem system of training. Regular pruning is necessary , remove water sources, weak crotches, dead and died, twigsa, criss-crossing Shoots and old spun ,after harvest of fruits every time Apply bordaux pest to the cut end

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Manuring
Follow the region wise recommended manorial schedule Apply manuar in the beginning of monsoon for decomposition and fertilizer at frequent intervals in split doses Apply the manure and fertilizer in a trench dug around the plant at a distance. Irrigate immediately after manuring.

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Irrigation
Though drought resistant pomegranate has to be irrigated for commercial yields. Regular irrigation from flowering till harvesting is necessasary otherwise flowers drop and fruits show cracking. In winter the interval may be 8-10 days and in summer 4-6 days.

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Inter cultivation/inter culture

Shallow cultivation in the inter spaces to suppress the weeds, to improve cultivation, infilteration &conservation of soil moisture Inter cultivation by ploughing may be done as per the bahar preferred Mulch the basin for conservation of moisture &suppress the weeds during the period

12.

Inter cropping

During the initial 3-4 years suitable inter crops like vegetables flower crops &legumes

13.

Cropping-flowering

Starts cropping in 3-4 year planting Produces 3 crops in a year under tropical conditions Choose one of them and adopt suitable cultural practices

14.

Plant protection

Important insect pests are pomegranate butterfly, bark eating catter pillar, sap sucking insects(apids, mely bugs, thrips) Important diseases are bacterial leaf spot (bacterial blight)fruit rot and wilt Take suitable plant protection to avoid the above pest and diseases.

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Harvesting harvesting indicis care after harvesting

Fruit becomes ready for harvesting in 5-7 months Harvest indices o Color change of the skin from green to reddish yellow or yellow or brown o Fruit become somewhat soft o Ridges of the fruit become flat o Ridges of the fruit disappear and become round o When tapped produce metallic sound or cracking sound o Based beak gets closed Harvest the fruit with secateurs/clippers Immediately after harvesting move the fruit to pack houses

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Sorting of fruits , Transport to Pack Houses/Markets

Sort out the fruit as per the size maturity blemishes Pack them in bamboo baskets wooden crates or card board boxes with a cushioning of paddy straw or dry grass or paper cuttings Transport as quickly as to the markets