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Vol. 10 (2) : March-April 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (2) : 191-194 ; March-April, 2019
Balanced nutrition on growth characters of newly replanted rubber plantation
REKHA V.R. NAIR1*  and  USHA MATHEW2
Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani - 695 522 Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
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1Research Scholar *(rekhavrnair@gmail.com),  2Professor
Subject : Soil Science & Agric. Chemistry; Soil Health & Soil Conservation Engg.
Paper No. : P-7568
Total Pages : 4
Received : 13 March 2019
Revised accepted : 28 March 2019
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REKHA V.R. NAIR and USHA MATHEW. 2019. Balanced nutrition on growth characters of newly replanted rubber plantation. Green Farming Vol. 10 (2) : 191-194 ; March-April, 2019

ABSTRACT
Judicious nutrient management in rubber plantation is important for maintaining soil health and crop productivity. Based on the assumption that acid soils are sufficient in available micro nutrients, fertilizer recommendation of micronutrients was avoided. But intense weathering, high rainfall, monoculture of rubber and present fertilizer use pattern have resulted in depletion of micronutrients. A multi-micronutrient mixture was formulated for rubber based on soil status and index leaf content of micronutrients. The treatments selected for the experiment comprised of graded dose of the multi-micronutrient mixture at different time intervals through soil and foliar application along with general recommendation of N P K Mg mixture. The study clearly indicates that application of micronutrients has significant effect on increasing total number of leaves, leaf area from four months after planting. Application of micronutrients also resulted in improving girth and height of plants during one year of growth. Soil application of micronutrients at the time of planting, 3MAP & 6 MAP (Months after planting) was on par with foliar application of 0.25 percent solution of micronutrients at 6MAP and both of them are best treatment in improving growth characters of rubber plantation.
Key words :
Basal girth & height, Foliar application, Growth, Leaf area, Micronutrient mixture, Photosynthetic efficiency, Rubber.