Planting

Agro Practices ID Crop ID Preferred Planting Material Require Transplanting Planting Rate Unit Planting Rate Max Planting Rate Min Spacing Between Plants Max Spacing Between Plants Min Spacing Between Rows Max Spacing Between Rows Min Planting Depth Max Planting Depth Min Require Structure Special Care Available Mechanisation Notes Metadata ID
1 Bitter Gourd Seed 3 kg/ha NULL NULL 60.00 50.00 250.00 120.00 NULL NULL The plants are often supported by poles or trellises so that the fruit does not come into contact with soil. Bitter gourd is quite sensitive to lack of micronutrients such as boron; application of these elements can strongly improve crop results for farmers. NULL NULL 8,567
2 Pineapple Guava Seed and stem cutting NULL NULL NULL NULL 450.00 NULL 450.00 NULL NULL NULL Rinse the seed before sowing to ensure there is no fruit flesh remaining since this can inhibit germination. NULL The seed usually germinates in 3 - 6 weeks at 15°c. 8,722
3 Job's Tear Seed kg/ha 15.00 7.00 NULL NULL 80.00 40.00 NULL 5.00 NULL In general, plants are not given much care, but when young they need abundant water. NULL NULL 8,486
4 Hyacinth Bean Seed kg/ha 50.00 30.00 45.00 30.00 100.00 60.00 5.00 2.00 Climbing cultivars and wild types are widely grown along fences and hedges or supported by sticks or trellises of 2 m tall. NULL NULL NULL 8,406
5 Gemsbok Bean (Tylosema esculentum) Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 15.00 5.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,595
6 Niger Seed Seed kg/ha 15.00 5.00 NULL NULL 50.00 30.00 3.00 1.00 NULL NULL Seed drills and mechanical planters NULL 8,596
7 Chinese Spinach Seed kg/ha 600.00 300.00 NULL NULL 20.00 10.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL Amaranths like fertile, well-drained soils with a loose structure; on poor soils only modest crops can be produced. The mineral uptake is very high. 8,598
8 Jicama Yam Bean Seed kg/ha 180.00 60.00 12.00 4.00 12.00 7.00 NULL NULL NULL When introducing the crop to a new field, it is recommended to inoculate the seeds with a suitable Bradyrhizobium strain prior to planting. NULL NULL 8,599
9 Okra Seed kg/ha NULL 8.50 NULL 30.00 NULL 60.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL For summer crop. 8,601
10 Taro (Cocoyam) Setts NULL NULL NULL NULL 45.00 NULL 45.00 NULL 30.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,603
11 Malabar Spinach Seed NULL NULL NULL 30.00 25.00 70.00 60.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,492
12 Chayote Seed NULL NULL NULL 1,000.00 600.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL In commercial plantations a trellis system is established consisting of wooden poles and wires so that the plant has somewhere to climb. NULL NULL NULL 8,604
13 Malabar Spinach (Basella rubra) Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL 2.50 NULL 150.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL Plow or mechanical bed shaper are used to form beds that are 20 cm high during the dry season and 30 cm or higher during the wet season. NULL 8,605
14 Swamp Cabbage Seed kg/ha 100.00 60.00 15.00 10.00 NULL NULL NULL 2.50 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,606
15 Winged Bean Seed kg/ha 15.00 10.00 60.00 40.00 100.00 90.00 NULL NULL Winged bean is grown against stakes or trellises of about 2 m high. Staking is necessary; the yield is reduced to less than half if plants are grown creeping. NULL NULL NULL 8,608
16 Asystasia Seed NULL NULL NULL 60.00 45.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,609
17 Teff Seed NULL 40.00 20.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 6.00 2.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,627
18 Fonio Seed NULL 30.00 10.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL Seed, mixed with an equal quantity of sand or ashes, is usually broadcast, and covered with soil by a light hoeing or brushing with tree branches. 8,636
19 Proso Millet Seed kg/ha 12.00 8.00 NULL 10.00 NULL 30.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,650
20 Quinoa Seed kg/ha 0.84 0.56 NULL NULL NULL 36.00 2.54 1.27 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,652
21 Love-Lies-Bleeding Seed kg/ha 18.00 8.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 1.50 1.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,658
22 Finger Millet Seed kg/ha 35.00 3.00 NULL NULL 35.00 20.00 3.00 2.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,664
23 Purple Amaranth Seed kg/ha 100.00 30.00 NULL NULL NULL 20.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,668
24 Machurian Wild Rice Tiller NULL NULL NULL 40.00 30.00 100.00 90.00 NULL 6.00 NULL NULL NULL Tillers are planted in a nursery and allowed to grow for a year before transplanting to the field. Also, clumps of 4 to 5 tillers may be transplanted directly into the field. Tops are trimmed to about 40 cm height before planting. 8,669
25 Winged Bean Seed kg/ha 15.00 10.00 60.00 40.00 100.00 90.00 NULL NULL In gardens winged bean is grown against stakes or trellises of about 2 m high. NULL NULL NULL 8,671
26 Black Nightshade Seed NULL NULL NULL 120.00 15.00 60.00 30.00 NULL 0.25 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,672
27 Blue Clitoria Seed NULL NULL NULL 60.00 30.00 NULL NULL NULL 4.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,695
28 Celosia Seed kg/ha 9.00 6.00 15.00 10.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,702
29 Foxtail Millet Seed kg/ha 15.00 4.00 20.00 5.00 60.00 20.00 6.00 3.00 NULL NULL Seed drill is recommended for sowing seed in field. NULL 8,705
30 African Cabbage Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL 30.00 60.00 30.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,714
31 Potherb Fameflower Cutting/Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL 15.00 NULL 15.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,715
32 Vegetable Fern Spores NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,716
33 Lesser Yam Tuber NULL NULL NULL NULL 50.00 NULL 100.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,719
34 Smooth Loofah Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL 200.00 NULL 200.00 NULL 2.00 Trellis NULL NULL NULL 8,721
35 Mashua Tuber NULL NULL NULL 50.00 30.00 100.00 80.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,703
36 Yautia Suckers/Corms NULL NULL NULL 90.00 60.00 NULL NULL 7.00 6.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,710
37 Breadfruit Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL 5.00 NULL NULL NULL 1.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,727
38 Black Mulberry Seed/Cutting NULL NULL NULL NULL 450.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,730
39 Yautia Corms NULL NULL NULL 90.00 60.00 NULL NULL NULL 2.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,732
40 Chaya Stem cuttings NULL NULL NULL 200.00 100.00 NULL 100.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,733
41 Star Gooseberry Stem cuttings NULL NULL NULL 40.00 30.00 40.00 30.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,735
42 Marrow Seed NULL NULL NULL 90.00 60.00 120.00 90.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,739
43 Cabbage-tree Seed g/ha NULL 625.00 NULL 250.00 NULL 250.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,746
44 Paper Mulberry Suckers or stem cuttings NULL NULL NULL 60.00 45.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,800
45 Avocado Seedling NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,811
46 Star Gooseberry Seedling NULL NULL NULL 100.00 50.00 120.00 100.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,812
47 Guava Vegetative NULL NULL NULL NULL 400.00 NULL 400.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,820
48 Dogfruit Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,828
49 Akee Seed NULL NULL NULL 900.00 400.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,832
50 Moringa Seed or cutting NULL NULL NULL 300.00 NULL 300.00 NULL 2.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,837
51 Soursop Seed NULL NULL NULL NULL 2.50 NULL NULL NULL 1.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,839
52 Cherry Guava Cutting NULL NULL NULL 600.00 470.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,849
53 Indian Mulberry Seed or cutting NULL NULL NULL 500.00 400.00 500.00 400.00 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,851
54 Passionfruit Seed or cutting NULL NULL NULL 300.00 NULL 180.00 NULL 1.25 NULL Vines are trained to strongly-supported wire trellises at least 7 ft (2.13 m) high. NULL NULL NULL 8,854
55 Pitahaya Stem cutting NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,856
56 Pomegranate Seed, hardwood cuttings or root sucker cuttings NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 8,866
57 Fava (Faba) Bean Seeds kg/ha 250.00 200.00 30.00 15.00 60.00 30.00 10.00 5.00 Generally no, unless in windy areas Monitor for pests and diseases, such as aphids and chocolate spot. Ensure proper drainage to avoid waterlogging. Rotate crops to prevent soil nutrient depletion and diseases. Seed drills for planting. Harvesters for large-scale production. Faba beans improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. They are sensitive to frost during flowering. Suitable for various soil types, but prefer well-drained loamy soils. 9,791