Crop Category
Fruits
Fruits
Dragon Fruit also known as Pitaya or Pitahaya and is grown for its edible fruit.
It is a fruit from Central America, South America and Asia.
The Dragon Fruit plant has also been nicknamed Belle of the Night, Cinderella Plant, Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, and Moonflower, as its flowers only bloom for one night each year.
Dragon Fruit is cultivated in Southeast Asia, Florida, the Caribbean, Australia and throughout tropical and subtropical world regions.
In India less than 100 acre area is under Dragon Fruit cultivation.
In India it is grown in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu.
Fruits are the most economically important part of Dragon Fruit.
Tropical climate is ideal for Dragon Fruit cultivation.
This fruit requires minimum annual rainfall of 50 cm and temperature about 20˚C to 30˚C.
Too much of sunlight is not good for its Dragon fruit cultivation.
This fruit can be grown on a wide range of soils from sandy loam to clay loam.
Soil pH of 5.5 – 7.0 is best for Dragon Fruit cultivation
Crop Stage | Products | Dosage | Method Of Application | Benefits |
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Inorganic Fertilizer | Geoxol.COM | 50-100 g / plant | Soil Application | Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops |
Organic fertilizer after stress | Mycoxol4G | 10 g per liter of water | Soil Drenching | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
Deficiency of Zinc | Nutrin Zn | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar Application | Corrects Zinc deficiency |
Deficiency of Iron | Nutrin Fe | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar Application | Corrects Iron deficiency |
Bud break | Nutrifight | 2 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces incidence of diseases |
Vegetative sprouting | Silixol | 2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Triggers metabolic activities |
Pre flowering | CalSi-B++ | 1 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Optimizes nutrient requirement |
Fruit Setting | Silixol | 2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces physiological fruit dropping |
Fruit Development 2 | CalSi-B++ | 1 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Facilitates fruit development |
Fruit Development 2 | Nutrifight | 2 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces incidence of diseases |
Fruit Development 2 | Nutrin Combo | 1-2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Optimizes nutrient requirement |
Fruit Development 2 | CalSi-B++ | 1 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Facilitates fruit development |
Fruit Ripening | Silixol | 2 ml per liter of water | Foliar Application | Improves quality and quantity of produce |
Pruning (after harvest) | Nutrifight | 2 g per liter of water | Foliar Application | Reduces incidence of diseases |
Deficiency of Iron | Nutrin Fe 12% | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency. Suitable for foliar sprays for crops grown on all types of soil. | Foliar spray | Corrects Iron deficiency |
Deficiency of Iron | Nutrin Fe EDDHA 6% | 2.5-5.0 kg / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency. Suitable for calcerous soils with pH above 7.5 | Soil application | Corrects Iron deficiency |
Deficiency of Boron | Nutrin Boron 20% | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 25 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar spray | Corrects Boron deficiency |
After 15-20 days of crop establishment | Mycoxol 4G | 500 g/hectare/application, if soil pH (less than or equal to 7.5) and availble P (more than 15 kg/ha) - if fertigation is available | Soil application | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
After 15-20 days of crop establishment | Mycoxol Granules | 10-20 Kg/ha/application, depending upon soil properties - if crop is on flood irrigation | Soil application | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
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