Question: query regarding nutrient management of arecanut
Answer: apply to each bearing palm (5 years and above) 10 - 15 kg of fym or green leaf. 217:250:235 g of urea, ssp, mop/ tree/ year. to palms less than five years old, half of the above dose is recommended. manures are applied during january - february after the north - east monsoon in a basin of 0.75-1.00 m radius around the tree to a depth of 20 - 30 cm.