COFFEE CULTIVATION GUIDE - Coffee Board of India

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emoved. As soon as the symptom of the disease is noticed, all the affected leaves and berries should be removed and destroyed. In affected areas spray 1% Bordeaux mixture on both the surfaces of leaves and to the developing berries just before the onset of monsoon and during the break in the monsoon. Affected areas can also be sprayed with Bavistin 50 WP @0.03% a.i (120 gms in 1 barrel of water) just before the monsoon and also during the break in the monsoon period. Do not spray Bavistin during the rain. 6. WEEDING If the growth of the weeds is seen, slash weed them 7. NURSERY 26 Remove the overhead pendal completely. Provide adequate drainage in the nursery so that rain water does not stagnate. All the weeds in the nursery has be cleared. 26
CULTURAL OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT DURING AUGUST-SEPTEMBER MONTHS 1. Planting and Gap filling 2. Mid monsoon manuring 3. White Stem Borer Management 4. Coffee Berry Borer Management 5. Post monsoon Bordeaux mixture or Systemic fungicide Spray 6. Post monsoon Manuring 7. Indenting for Seed coffee 1. Planting and Gap filling 27 ********* 6-8 month old basket seedlings can be planted in the field. Please follow the method of planting (refer in June-July operations). Gap filling should be done with the same variety. Do not practice planting different varieties of coffee in the same block. Different varieties perform differently in the same block in terms of growth, quality and productivity. Therefore, planting different varieties in the same block will disturb the field uniformity as well as results in inconsistent cup quality. Further, the level of disease and pest resistance of different varieties is different from each other. Provide adequate protection to the plants from cattles and monkey menace. Protect the plants from cockchafer pest during the initial years of planting. Keep the weeds away from the new planting site as they compete for applied fertilizers with the coffee plants. Weeds are more efficient than coffee plants in absorbing applied nutrients and hence keep them away. Mulch every new coffee plant and provide them protection from wind by placing cross stakes. Wherever, shade protection is deficient, hutting should be done. 2. Mid- monsoon manuring During the monsoon, nutrient nitrogen is lost very fast due to leaching. Plants need nitrogen during this period in order to produce more of shoots and branches. It is necessary to provide nitrogen to the plants to balance the nitrogen loss due to leaching. Therefore, apply 58 kgs of nitrogen (2.5 bags of Urea) per hectare during the break in the monsoon. This mid monsoon application of urea also helps in reducing the berry drop. 3. White Stem Borer Management Borer infested plants should be properly traced, uprooted and destroyed by burning on the same day. Otherwise, the uprooted plants have to be immersed under water for 8-10 days. In case the borer has not reached the root system (at least 9 inches above the ground), such plants can be collar pruned at a height of 9-12 inches from the ground and new suckers can be allowed. Do not store the uprooted infested plants. Storing of infested plants hastens the life cycle of the borer and they emerge faster than usual infesting healthy plants. During the September month after the cessation of rain, the coffee stems are soft and this is the right period for stem smoothening using coir gloves. Thick 27
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