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