COFFEE CULTIVATION GUIDE - Coffee Board of India

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18 solution can be prepared by finely crushing fresh soap nuts and squeezing them in water. Before transplanting the seedlings in the field, remove and destroy all the suspicious, stunted and disease affected seedlings from the nursery and plant only vigorous and healthy seedlings to avoid any future problems in the field. COFFEE SEEDLINGS IN NURSERY BAGS 18
CULTURAL OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT DURING APRIL-MAY MONTHS 1. Line Marking for planting 2. Pitting 3. White Stem Borer Management 4. Pruning 5. Pre-monsoon Manuring 6. Pre-monsoon Bordeaux mixture spray 7. Shade lopping 8. Cradle pit/ water catch pit renovation 9. Weeding 10. Sucking pest (green mealy bug) management 1. Line Marking for planting 19 ******** While choosing the site for coffee planting due consideration should be given to elevation, slope, aspect, soil type, rainfall, wind speed, shade trees, availability of perennial water source and transport facilities. North, East and North-East aspects are suitable for growing coffee. Western aspect is not suitable because plants suffer from scorching sun. If one wants establish plantations in lands facing Western aspect, then proper thick shade cover has to be provided to protect plants from direct sunlight. Before new planting, shade trees have to be planted in adequate numbers in advance to give protection to the young plants. If already the land is covered with trees, then while regulating the plant density, selective retention of desired species should be done. The planting land should be divided into blocks of convenient size with proper foot paths and roads for transportation laid out in between. Dadap plants have to be planted in the blocks at a distance of 20 feet apart during June month to provide temporary lower canopy shade. Within each block, the points for planting coffee seedlings should be located by marking the distance between the rows and plant distance. The following are the optimum spacing for different coffee cultivars: (a) Arabica Talls - 7 X 7, 7 X 6 or 6 X 6 feet (b) Arabica Dwarf/Semi Dwarf – 5 X 5 feet Intensive cultivation is required when closer planting system is required. Once the land is marked, the soils from each block have to be tested and required amount of agricultural lime should be applied to correct the soil pH for the optimum growth of the plants. In steep slopes it is suggested to adopt contour planting so that soil erosion can be prevented and this method also helps in easy operation of the cultural practices. Square system should be adopted in gentle or flat lands. 19
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