Package practice of Moringa or Drumstick. This PPT includes Moringa Taxonomy, Origin, Distribution, Varieties, Land Preparation, Soil, Propagation, Irrigation, Manure and Fertilizer, Disease, Pests and management, Harvesting, Yield with Clear Image.

1. Production technology of Moringa
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2. Moringa
• Moringaisafast-growing,drought-
resistanttree,mainlynativetothe
Indiansubcontinent.
• ItisalsoknownasDrumsticktree,
Horseradishtree,BoiltreeorBenzolive
tree.
Scientific name: Moringa oleifera
Family: Moringaceae
Order: Brassicales
Kingdom: Plantae
Chromosome number: 28
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3. Health Benefits of Moringa
ConsistsofalargeamountofVitamins.
CanLowerCholesterollevel
LowerBloodSugarLevels
MayProtectAgainstArsenicToxicity
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4. Growing Region:
India:
SouthernStatesOfTamilNadu
Karnataka
Kerala
AndhraPradesh.
Globally:
 Ethiopia,
 Philippines
 Sudan
 West,EastAndSouthAfrica
 LatinAmerica,
 Caribbean
 Florida&PacificIslands.
The Moringa tree is native to India and other parts of south Asia, but today it is common
throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa, and Latin America.
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5. Varieties
• PKM1:wideanddarkgreenleaves,longandtender
pods,bushyhabitandrapidgrowthaftercropping.
Moringaplantfloweringstartswithin12to15
weeksofplanting
• PKM2:Highyielding,morefleshywithcapacityto
averageproductionof98tonnesperhectare.
BotharedevelopedbyTNAU.
• Othervarietiesare:Rohit1,Coimbatore2etc
PKM1 & 2
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6. Climate, Soil & Rainfall Requirement
Climate:Moringaisbasicallyatropicalcrop.It
growsbestbetween25to35°C,butwillsurviveup
to48°C.
Rainfall:Thedrought-toleranttreegrowswellin
areasreceivingannualrainfallamountsthatrange
from250to1500mm.
Soil:Moringacangrowinawiderangeofsoil.
AdeepsandyloamsoilwithapHof6.5–8isideal
forcultivatingthiscrop.
Tropical Crop: 25-35°C
Rainfall: 250-1500 mm.
Soil: Deep sandy loamy; PH:
6.5-8
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7. Land preparation
• Moringaisafast-growing,drought-resistanttree,requires
verylowamountofsoilpreparationbeforeplanting.
 Chooseanareawithlightandsandysoil,not
heavywithclayorwaterlogged.
 Digholesonefoot(30centimeters)squareand
onefootdeep.
 Back-filltheholeswithloosesoil.Compostor
manurewillhelpthetreegrowbetter
Eventhoughmoringatreescangrowinpoorsoils.
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8. Propagation & planting Method:
Fromacutting:
Fromseed:intheground
Fromseed:inplasticbags
Transplanting
 SeedRate:500g/haofseedsarerequired.Sowtwo
seedsperpitatadepthof2.5-3.0cm.
 ForTransplanting:1x1x1mpitisrecommended. At
leastsixfeet(1.8m)longstemistaken.
The best time to sow the Moringa seeds is
from March-May or July-October
Cutting, seed in the plastic bag and seed in the soil
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9. Irrigation
Moringaplantdoesnotneedmuchwatering.
Thecropisquitehardyandduringdryseason
requiresirrigationonceintwoweeks;andfor
commercial cultivationdripirrigationcanbe
adopted.
Indryconditions,waterregularlyforthefirsttwo
monthsafterplanting.
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10. Manures & Fertilizers :
• Moringatreesdonotusuallyneedfertilizerofany
kind,butforextraproduction,phosphoruswillaid
rootdevelopment;nitrogenwillhelpwithleaf
growth.Ammoniumsulphatecanalsohelpyour
treegrow.
• IfapplyNPK,maintainratio@2:1:1
Phosphorus
(root
development)
Nitrogen
(leaf growth)
Ammonium
sulphate
(tree
growth)
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11. Diseases, Pests
Pest Symptom Management
Podfly •Dryingandsplittingof
fruitsfromtip
•Oozingofgummy
exudatefromfruit
•Collectanddestroyallthefallenand
damagedfruits
•SprayinsecticideslikeNimbecidine
3ml/litduring50%fruitsetand35days
later
Barkcaterpillar Zig-zaggalleries andsilken
webbedmassescomprisingof
chewedmaterialandexcretaof
larva.
Cleanallwebbedmaterialandexcreta
Plugtheholeswithcotonwoolsoakedin
fumigantslikechloroform,formalinor
petrolandsealitwithmud.
Hairycaterpillars • Larvaseeningroupsintree
trunks
• Scrapingthebarkand
gnawingfoliage
• Severeinfestationleadsto
defoliationofthetree
Collectanddestroyeggmasses
andcaterpillars
Spraycarbaryl50WP@2g/lit
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12. Disease Symptom Management
Fruit rots On green pods, elliptical or
elongated sunken spots with
reddish brown raised margins
can be observed.
Fungicidal spraying
Damping off Common waterborne disease.
Plants fail to germinate, become
soft and mushy, and then turn
brown, shrink, and finally
disintegrate.
Avoid waterlogged soils
Twig canker Localized, sunken, slightly
discolored, brown to reddish
lesions on the branches.
The use of varieties adapted to
the area and site selection is one
of the best measures to avoid
incidence of canker.
Removal of affected part by
cutting is also effective.
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13. Harvesting
Atthetimeof Harvesting,podsshouldbein
immature(1cmdiameter).
4to6monthsafterplantation.Thefloweringstarts
after50-60daysofplanting
Leavesofdrumstickcanbeharvestedwhenplant
grows150-200cmtall,whichtake3-4monthsinfertile
soil.
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14. Yield
18to20tonnesofpodsperacreper
year.
 25to32tonnesoffreshleavesperacre
inayear.
Storage
Theimmaturefruitsafterharvestingcanbestored
atroomtemperatureforaboutaweek.
32to36°Fi.e1-4°C&95-100%RH.
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15. A Presentation by,
Md. Sarafat Hossain
B. Sc Hons in Agriculture
7th sem
Roll-15xx25
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