International Journal of Oil Palm
Open Access
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Irrigation and NPK Requirement of Oil Palm for Tungabhadra Command Area

  • Author:
  • B.G. Masthana Reddy, D.R. Patil, Pattara , S. Arulraj, Hanama Shetty
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 35 to 38

AICRP on palms, Agricultural Research Station Gangavathi, University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad-583 227.

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Gangavathi to work out the irrigation and NPK requirement of adult oil palm in black soils of Tungabhadra command area. Drip and basin irrigation recorded 24 and 22 per cent higher FFB yield over 50% basin irrigation. Application of 1200:600:2700 g N, P2O5 and K2O/palm recorded higher FFB yield of 11.14 and 14.74 t/ha during 2005 and 2006 respectively. A combination of drip irrigation and 1200:600:2700 g N, P2O5 and K2O/palm recorded higher FFB yield which, however, remained on par with the combination of basin irrigation and application of 1200:600:1200 N, P2O5 and K2O/palm.

Keywords

Oil Palm, Drip irrigation, FFB, net returns