Hayleys Agro Products Limited - Fertilizer for Pepper Cultivation

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Agro Fertilizer Division

Fertilizer for Pepper Cultivation

Recommended Fertiliser Mixture for Pepper

Components	Parts by weight	Nutrients in the Mixture
Urea (46% N)	4	14 % N
Rock Phosphate (28% P₂O₅)	5	11 % P₂O₅
Muriate of Potash (60% K₂O)	3	14 % K₂O
Kieserite (24% MgO)	1	2% MgO

Application Rates g/plant/year

Years	Beginning of the first monsoonal rains	Beginning of the second monsoonal rains
1st Year	250	250
2nd Year	500	500
3rd year and onward	700	100

The synthetic fertiliser dosage can be reduced by 50 % by applying 10 – 15 kg of fresh Gliricidia leaves and tender branches as mulch per vine four times per year.

Fertilizer for Cocoa Cultivation

Recommended Fertiliser Mixture and Rates for Cocoa

Components	Parts by weight	Nutrients in the Mixture
Urea (46% N)	4	14 % N
Rock Phosphate (28% P₂O₅)	5	11 % P₂O₅
Muriate of Potash (60% K₂O)	3	14 % K₂O
Kieserite (24% MgO)	1	2% MgO

Application Rates per Plant

Years	g / plant / season	kg / ha / season	Total application kg / ha / year
1st Year	63	70	140
2nd Year	250	278	555
3rd year and onward (Minimum)	350	309	777

Fertilizer for Coffee Cultivation

Recommended Fertiliser Mixture and Rates for Coffee

Coffee demands a steady supply of nutrients and this need can be met by the application of inorganic fertilisers in required doses.

Components	Parts by weight	Nutrients in the Mixture
Urea (46% N)	4	14 % N
Rock Phosphate (28% P₂O₅)	5	11 % P₂O₅
Muriate of Potash (60% K₂O)	3	14 % K₂O
Kieserite (24% MgO)	1	2% MgO

Doses for Robusta Varieties - Application Rates per Plant in Grams

Years	Maha		Yala
Years	pre	post	pre	post
1st Year	63	63	63	63
2nd Year	250		250
3rd year	350		350

Doses for Arabica Varieties and Catimore - Application Rates per Plant in Grams

Years	Maha		Yala
Years	pre	post	pre	post
1st Year	50	50	50	50
2nd Year	150		150
3rd year	200		200

Fertiliser Mixtures Available at Hayleys Agro

	N	P	K	Mg
Pepper/ cocoa/ coffee (U)	14	11	14	02
Pepper 02 (SA)	10	09	10