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11 janvier 2021 16:56

11 janvier 2021 16:56

This study was conducted to assess the types and amount of organic fertilizers applied and time and method of application followed by farmers in organic apple production in two popular apple growing districts (Paro and Thimphu) of Bhutan. From each district, seven representative farmers were selected using purposive sampling method and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The study found that farmers use different types of organic manure such as cow manure or farmyard manure or dried leaflitters collected from nearby forests or chicken manure or a combination of these different manures. Application rate of organic manures varied from 7 kg/tree to 11 kg/tree. Manures were applied only once a year and it was either incorporated in the soil or applied on the soil surface at the time of making basins around the tree base sometime in mid-January to early February. Apple yields varied from as low as 27 kg/tree to as high as 42 kg/tree in some farmers' fields. The yield of apple could be further enhanced if manures could be increased and applied in split doses.

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• AB - Spécifique
• GEO Bhoutan

November 13, 2020

13 novembre 2020