Use grafts on Manilkara hexandra (pala) rootstock. Season of planting: June–December. Spacing: 8 x 8 m (156 plants per hectare) conventionally, or 8 x 4 m (312 plants per hectare) for high-density planting. Dig 1 x 1 x 1 m pits and fill with topsoil mixed with 10 kg FYM and 1 kg neem cake. Plant with the ball of earth intact, keep the graft joint at least 15 cm above the ground, and stake the plants. Legumes and short vegetables can be intercropped before bearing.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Sapota – Planting material, season, spacing & planting, p. 31
