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Pomegranate

Crop Category

Fruits

Applicable Product

Description

Pomegranate is a deciduous or evergreen tree or shrub grown for its edible fruits.

Major Pomegranate producing countries in the world are Iran, United States, China, India, Israel, Egypt, Spain, Turkey and Afghanistan.

The total area under cultivation of Pomegranate in India is 107 thousand hectares and production is around 743 thousands tons.

Major Pomegranate producing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Punicaceae
Genus: Punica
Species: granatum

Economically Important Part

Fruits are the most economically important part of Pomegranate cultivation

Conditions for Cultivation

Pomegranates grow best in temperate or semi-arid climates with a cool winter and warm summer.

They will grow best, though, in locales with hot, dry summers and cool winters.

They may be able to tolerate temperatures that range from 10° F to 18° F .

Pomegranate trees will grow best in a well-draining soil.

The best soils for the Pomegranate trees are heavy loams, but they are able to tolerate a wide array of soil conditions and can even grow in clay or sandy soils.

Optimal soil pH for pomegranate cultivation is 5.5 to 7.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Fruit Borer, Mealy Bug, White Fly, Aphids and Sucking Moths.
- Major Diseases: Leaf Spot, Fruit Rot, Aspergillus Rot, Black mold and Soft Rot.
Abiotic Causes:
- Fruit Cracking
- Fruit Splitting
- Sunscald
- Internal breakdown of arils.

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
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
Pre-flowering Stage	Biofuze	3 ml / liter of water - Repeat spray after 2 weeks	Foliar Application	Reduces population of Thrips

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