Bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench.) 
        Malvaceae 
       
        Fertigation  schedule for hybrids  
  Recommended dose: 200:100: 100 kg / ha 
  
           Stage | 
    Crop stage | 
    Duration in days | 
    Fertilizer grade | 
    Total Fertilizer (kg/ha) | 
    Nutrient applied | 
    % of requirement | 
   
  
    | N | 
    P | 
    K | 
    N | 
    P | 
    K | 
   
  
    | 1 | 
    Sowing  
      to plant  
      establishment  
      stage | 
    10 | 
    19:19:19  
      +MN  
      13:0:45  
      Urea | 
    26.30  
      5.50  
      25.65 | 
    7.50  
      11.10  
      29.48 | 
    5.00  
      -  
      - | 
    5.00  
      5.00  
      - | 
    10.00  | 
    5.00 | 
    10.00 | 
   
  
    | Subtotal | 
    20.00 | 
    5.00 | 
    10.00 | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
   
  
    | 2 | 
    Flower  
      initiation to  
      flowering stage | 
    30 | 
    12:61:0  
      13:0:45  
      Urea | 
    16.39  
      88.88  
      144.52 | 
    1.97  
      11.55  
      66.48 | 
    10.00  
      -  
      - | 
    -  
      40.00  
      - | 
    30.00 | 
    10.00 | 
    30.00 | 
   
  
    | Subtotal | 
    80.00 | 
    10.00 | 
    40.00 | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
   
  
    | 3 | 
    Flowering to  
      fruit set | 
    30 | 
    19:19:19  
      +MN  
      13.0:45  
      Urea | 
    26.30  
      55.55  
      103.87 | 
    5.00  
      7.22  
      47.78 | 
    5.00  
      -  
      - | 
    5.00  
      25.00  
      - | 
    30.00 | 
    5.00 | 
    30.00 | 
   
  
    | Subtotal | 
    60.00 | 
    5.00 | 
    30.00 | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
   
  
    | 4 | 
    Alternate day  
      from picking | 
    30 | 
    12:61:0  
      13:0:45  
      Urea | 
    8.20  
      44.44  
      72.26 | 
    0.98  
      5.78  
      33.24 | 
    5.00  
      -  
      - | 
    -  
      20.00  
      - | 
    30.00  | 
    5.00  | 
    30.00  | 
   
  
    | Subtotal | 
    40.00 | 
    5.00 | 
    20.00 | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
   
  
    |   | 
    Total duration | 
    100 | 
      | 
      | 
    200.00 | 
    25.00 | 
    100.00 | 
    100 | 
    25 | 
    100 | 
   
 
75% RD of Phosphorus applied as super phosphate =  469 kg/ha.  
   1. 19:19:19 =  54 kg / ha  
   2. 13:0:45 =  200 kg / ha  
   3. 12:61:0 =  25 kg / ha  
   4. Urea = 350  kg / ha 
Weed control 
          Spray  Oxyflourfen at 0.15 kg a.i./ha or Fluchloralin at 1.0 kg a.i./ha or Metolachlor  at 0.75 kg a.i./ha as pre emergence application on third day after sowing.  Herbicide application should be integrated  with one hand weeding on 30 days after sowing.  
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