The coconut growers wishing to maximize pasture growth as well as yields of copra must use the least number of palms per hectare required to realize this goal. For tall coconut varieties recommended spacing about 7 ×7 m to 9.1×9.1 m and palm densities from 120 to 200 trees per hectare. Where pastures are established under palms at closer spacing and higher densities then light transmission values will be lower.
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What is the yield and profit in high density coconut plantation?
The yield of Coconut palms depends on different factors like the selected variety, soil type, irrigation facility, application of manure and fertilizers during the cultivation.
The high-density systems have given a high yield per unit area as well as high net profit in a 15-year-old plantation. In coconut cultivation, the high-density systems give a high yield as well as higher net profit. Though, the profit margin between the standard coconut density 64 palms/acre and the higher density coconut planting 97 palms/acre is Rs 673/- taking into account the cost of fertilizer, its application cost and packing charges.
When and how to harvest coconuts?
Coconuts take around 1 year to ripen fully. If you want to harvest the fruit for the coconut water, the fruit is ready 6 to 7 months after emergence. Coconut trees are productive throughout the year. However, the yield may change from season to season. Though, due to practical economic reasons, harvesting for copra production usually takes place every 45 to 90 days. Usually, harvesting must be done at their tender age for water purposes. Also, the harvesting frequency depends on the palms yield.
How to keep monkeys away from fruits, vegetables by cultivating medicinal and aromatic plants?
Farmers can now check the losses caused by these primates on fields by adopting farming of Medicinal and aromatic plants in areas affected. Many types of medicinal plants including Sarpagandha, Ashwagandha, Brahmi, Kaleigh, Shatavari, Tulsi, Aloe vera are not liked by monkeys and the major benefit of practicing farming of herbal plants is that monkeys do not eat them.
In addition, it also increases the productivity of the soil which increases the yield of the next crop on this land. Herbal plants are used for preparing medicines, so there is already an established market for their production. Similarly, aromatic plants such as Lavender, Citronella, Geranium, Palma Rosa etc., can also be grown to protect against this danger.
How many types of alternative farming technique?
Basically, there are ten types of alternative farming techniques. They are Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, No tillage farming, Urban and Peri-urban Farming, Natural farming, Eco-farming, Permaculture, Polyculture, Integrated farming system and Floating Farming.
How drones are useful in Indian agriculture?
Drones can assist farmers in optimizing the use of inputs (seed, fertilizers, and water), responding more quickly to threats (weeds, pests, and fungi), saving time crop scouting (validating treatment/actions taken), improving variable-rate prescriptions in real-time, and estimating yield from a field.
The government has issued standard operating procedures (SOP) for the use of drones to spray pesticides on agricultural crops, a step that industry association CropLife India applauded on Thursday. Certain restrictions will apply to the use of drones for aerial pesticide spraying.
How much quantity of fertilizer and nutrients are required for kiwi plants?
A fertilizer dose of 20 kg FYM, 0.5 kg NPK mixture containing 15% N is recommended for application every year. After 5 years of age, 850-900g N, 500-600g P and 800-900 g K and farm yard manure should be applied every year.
Kiwi required high chlorine because its deficiency adversely affects the growth of shoot and roots. In contrast, excess levels of Boron and sodium are harmful. The N fertilizer should be applied in two equal doses, half to in January- February and the rest after fruit set in April-May. In young vines, the fertilizer is mixed in the soil within the periphery of the vine, and for the matured vine should broadcast evenly over the entire soil surface.
What is rooftop farming?
Rooftop farming is a top trend in urban agriculture. This method makes careful use of an urban space that is generally unused and its positive environmental effects are appreciated. Roof farms provide additional insulation for building, maintaining low temperatures in summer and warmth in winter. Due to declining agricultural land, roof farming can be a viable option for urban agriculture, especially in Indian cities. Roof farming is gaining popularity in urban areas as it is easy to handle, economical and has a range of health and environmental benefits. It makes the city greener, simplifies waste management, improves air quality and provides unadulterated, fresh and nutritious food products. Roof gardens provide nutritious food throughout the year, which is enough for both high-income and low-income households. A wide range of fruits and vegetables such as Spinach, Cucumber, Cabbage, Tomato, Garlic, Onion, Guava, Strawberry, Herbs can be grown on rooftops.
What is the role and benefits of Artificial intelligence in Agriculture?
In the agricultural sector, it is playing a very important role, and it is transforming the agro-industry. Artificial Intelligence protect the agricultural sector from various factors such as climate change, population growth, employment issues and food security. It also helps in controlling pests, producing healthy crops, monitoring soil and growing conditions, managing data for farmers, assisting with workloads and the entire food supply chain.
With a growing global population and scarcity of resources, there are challenges to sustainable food production. Technological advances, especially artificial intelligence can help to make the whole food production process more efficient and improve the sustainability of agricultural techniques. The benefits of Using this technology can helps in automatic weeding and harvesting, Plant disease detection, improving soil health monitoring, more efficient irrigation of farmland, application of pesticides and herbicides.
What is kadaknath and what are the benefits of rearing this kadaknath breed?
Kadaknath is one of the rarest poultry breeds of India which is native to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. This breed is popular for its black meat and known as BMC (black meat chicken). It is famous for its meat quality, texture and taste. The demand for kadaknath chicken is growing day by day and spread across most of the Indian states due to their excellent medicinal values. Especially these birds bear great medicinal value in homeopathy and useful in treating a particular nervous disorder. Kadaknath chicken meat is in black colour and eggs are in brown colour. The new kadaknath production technology has reduced the mortality rate from greater than 50%. Now one can expect 10 to 12% of mortality, this enhanced the survival percentage and overall profits in kadaknath chicken farming.