OTHER MINERALS
Common name: Amaranthus
Scientific name: Amaranthus sp L.
Family: Amaranthaceae
Soil: Well drained loamy soils with slightly acidic nature and warm climate are suitable for amaranthus cultivation.
Seed rate: 2.5 kg/ha of seeds broadcasted evenly on the beds after mixing with 10 parts of sand.
Application of fertilizers: Apply FYM 25 t/ha, Azospirillum 2 kg and Phosphobacteria 2 kg/ha, N 75 kg and K 25 kg/ha as basal dose.
Pests: Leaf eating caterpillar
Diseases: Leaf spot
- 25 days after sowing for Mulaikeerai (10 t/ha).
- 40 days after sowing for Thandukeerai (16 t/ha).
- Co 1 (Mulaikeerai and Thandukeerai)
- Co 2 (Mulaikeerai and Thandukeerai)
- Co 3 (Clipping)
- Co 4 (Grain)
- Co 5 (Mulaikeerai and Thandukeerai)