Privi Life Sciences - Crop Journal

Spinach

Crop Category

Vegetables

Applicable Product

Description

Spinach is a leafy herbaceous annual plant grown for its leaves.

Spinach originates from Iran.

Major spinach producing countries are China, United States of America, Japan, Turkey and Indonesia.

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Gujarat are leading producing states of spinach in India.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Spinacia
Species: oleracea

Economically Important Part

Leaves are the most economically important part of Spinach

Conditions for Cultivation

Spinach is a quick-maturing, cool-season vegetable crop.

Seed germinate at temperatures of 2˚ to 30˚C, but 7˚ to 24˚C is optimal.

A variety of soils are used for spinach cultivation, but in most regions sandy loam soils are preferred.

Spinach is particularly sensitive to saturated soil conditions.

Major Challenges

Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Aphids, Armyworms, Looper, Wireworms and Mites.
- Major Diseases: Anthracnose, Damping Off, Root Rot, Downy Mildew and Fusarium Wilt.
Abiotic Causes:
- Chlorosis

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
2-3 weeks after sowing	Geoxol (Liq.)	10 ml per liter of water	Soil Drenching	Improves soil properties and promotes root development
3-4 weeks after sowing	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces disease pressure Rejuvenates plant growth quickly
3-4 weeks after sowing	Nutrin Combo	1 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Optimizing nutritional status
2 weeks before harvesting	Silixol OSA WP	2 g / ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves quality of leaves , reduces incidence of abiotic stress
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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