Drumstick

Drumstick — 3Land preparation & sowing

  • Sowing and spacing

    Seed rate: 500 g/ha. Dig 45 cm pits 2.5 m apart each way and fill with topsoil mixed with 15 kg compost or FYM. Sow one seed per pit 2.5–3 cm deep, or raise seedlings in polybags and transplant at 35–40 days. High-density options in the source: PKM 1 at 1.5 x 1.0 m with two plants per hill and drip fertigation; PKM 2 at 1.2 x 1.2 m.

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    Source
    Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Annual moringa – Seed rate; preparatory cultivation; high density planting, p. 115
    Region
    Tamil Nadu
    Last updated
    2026-11-05