Melon Fertilization Plan & Schedule

Melon Fertigation Plan & Schedule

 

Purely Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Potassium Requirement with Furrow Irrigation

(Kgs for complete Crop)

Crop Stage	Macro Nutrients Required in Kgs for complete Crop
	Nitrogen / Urea	Phosphorus / DAP	Potassium / SOP
Recommendations for traditional Patterns of Irrigation	64.6	82.8	25
In-Terms of Urea, DAP & SOP	1.4	3.6	1

 

Purely Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Potassium Requirement with Drip Irrigation

(Kgs for complete Crop)

Crop Stage	Macro Nutrients Required in Kgs for complete Crop
	Nitrogen / Urea	Phosphorus / DAP	Potassium / SOP
Recommendations for Irrigation with Drip Irrigation	45.5	57.5	18
In-Terms of Urea, DAP & SOP	1	2.5	0.72

 

Purely Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Potassium Requirement

(Kgs/Acre/Day)

Crop Stage		Macro Nutrients Required in Kgs/Acre/Day
	No. of Days	Nitrogen	Phosphorus	Potassium
Seed to 14 Days of Crop	14	0.322	0.413	0.100
After Seeding 15 to 28 Days	14	0.483	0.619	0.175
After Seeding 29 to 56 Days	28	0.645	0.826	0.250
After Seeding 57 to 78 Days	22	0.485	0.619	0.175
After Seeding 79 to 93 Days	15	0.350	0.413	0.125
Total	93	45.25	57.39	16.58

 

Required Macro-Nutrients in terms of Fertilizers for Drip Irrigation

(Kgs/Acre/Day)

Crop Stage		Macro Nutrients Required in Kgs/Acre/Day
	No. of Days	Urea	DAP	SOP
Seed to 14 Days of Crop	14	0.358	0.898	0.217
After Seeding 15 to 28 Days	14	0.537	1.346	0.380
After Seeding 29 to 56 Days	28	0.717	1.796	0.543
After Seeding 57 to 78 Days	22	0.539	1.346	0.380
After Seeding 79 to 93 Days	15	0.389	0.898	0.272
Total	93	50.267	124.759	36.033

 

Required Macro-Nutrients in terms of Fertilizers for Drip Irrigation

(Kgs/Crop-stage)

Crop Stage		Macro Nutrients Required in Kgs/Acre/Crop Stage
	No. of Days	Urea	DAP	SOP
Seed to 14 Days of Crop	14	5.008	12.570	3.043
After Seeding 15 to 28 Days	14	7.512	18.839	5.326
After Seeding 29 to 56 Days	28	20.062	50.278	15.217
After Seeding 57 to 78 Days	22	11.853	29.604	8.370
After Seeding 79 to 93 Days	15	5.832	13.467	4.076
Total	93	50.267	124.759	36.033

 

Required Macro-Nutrients in terms of Fertilizers for Ridge, Bed & Furrow Irrigation

(Kgs/Crop-stage)

Crop Stage		Macro Nutrients Required in Kgs/Acre/Crop Stage
	No. of Days	Urea	DAP	SOP
Seed to 14 Days of Crop	14	7.09	17.97	4.35
After Seeding 15 to 28 Days	14	10.63	26.94	7.62
After Seeding 29 to 56 Days	28	28.39	71.90	21.76
After Seeding 57 to 78 Days	22	16.77	42.33	11.97
After Seeding 79 to 93 Days	15	8.25	19.26	5.83
Total	93	71.13	178.40	51.53