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Amla

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

Description

Amla is commonly known as Indian Gooseberry, Amlaki or Amalaka

It is a medium size deciduous plant, growing to a height of 8-18 m.

It has a crooked trunk and spreading branches.

Flowers are yellow greenish in color while its fruit is spherical pale yellow with six furrows.

Amla is propagated through seeds. It starts bearing fruits in seven years from the day of planting.

Amla is widely cultivated in tropical parts of India and on the hill slopes up to heights of 2000m.

Commercially it is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Embelica
Species: officinalis

Economically Important Part

Fruits are the economically important part of Amla

Benefits of Amla:

Slow down ageing
Cures sore throat
Fights against heart diseases
Increases metabolic activity
Reduces blood sugar
Boosts immunity
Regulates bowl movement

Conditions for Cultivation

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Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes

Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Bark Eating Caterpillar
- Major Diseases: Rust
Abiotic Causes
- Drought

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Inorganic fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3) 20-25 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (less than 0.5%) and bulk denisty (more than 1.6 g / cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
Organic fertilizer	Mycoxol4G	500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than / equal to 7.5) and available P (more than / equal to 15 kg / ha) Combination of Mycoxol 4G (500g / hectare) and Alpha Shield (1000g / hectare), if soil pH (more than 7.5) and available P (less than 15 kg / ha)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Vegetative Growth	Privid	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative Growth	Privid	1200 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Promotes vegetative growth
Pre flowering	Silixol OSA	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Reduces impact of abiotic stress
Pre flowering	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Reduces disease pressure
Fruit development	Silixol OSA	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves accumulation of secondary metabolites
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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