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Establishment
Propagation
- Done by use of Seed or vegetative method
- Seed – before sowing, remove the husks & transplant soon after emergency
- Vegetative – through grafting
Grafting Methods
- Grafting is done at pencil thickness stage
- Side Veneer
- Wedge grafting
- Top-working of old trees (Grafting has an advantage of dwarfing effect and increases yields)
Land preparation
- Plough the land thoroughly removing stems and roots, lay out the field by spacing the holes – 9m X 9m, 12m X 12m, 14m X 14m depending on the variety (smaller varieties like Ngowe can use the lower spacing) and amount of moisture available
- Dig holes 1-2months before planting. The size of the hole should be 60cm x 60cm x 60cm ( in wet areas) or – 1M x 1M x 1M(for dry areas) ; While digging the holes separate 1ft – top soil and 1ft – lower soil
Transplanting
- It is recommended to transplant the seedling at the onset of short rains
- Mix the top soil with 2 debes of well decomposed manure and return to the hole
- Plant the mango seed at the same soil level as that of the seedling when it was in the polybag/nursery(make sure you remove the poly tube before planting)
- Fertilizer – Add to each hole 60g of DAP (use 150g DAP if no manure is to be applied)
- Mulch, shade & water the seedlings after planting
- Continue watering the plants twice a week during the 1st six months. Reduce to once a week until one year after transplanting depending on the weather conditions
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