About Lesson
Climate and soil
- Optimum growing temperature 16-320 c
- 1800- 2000m altitude
- 1500- 2000 mm rainfall distributed over 9 months
- Humidity 80%
- Ph 4.5-6
- Fe and al abundant
Propagation
a) By seed
- Seed extracted from fruit berries
- Flowering : Aug – sep
- Fruit matures one year after flowering
- Floatation method
- Plant seed in bed
- After 30 days germination occur
- Harden in polythene bag
- Planted in field after a year
b) By cutting
- Avoid upper tender part
- Bottom brown stem is used
- With healthy mother leaf and axillary bud
Planting
- Pit size: 30*30*30cm
- Sept-oct
- Single hedge- 1.2 * 0.75 m – 10800 plants/ha
- Double hedge- 1.35 * 0.75 m * 0.75 m – 13200 plants/ha
- Mulching is done after planting
Manuring
Yield(Kg/ha) |
Rate of nitrogen |
Rate of Phosphorous |
<3000 |
10 kg |
60 kg |
3000 |
8 kg |
80 kg |
>3000 |
9 kg |
100 kg |