ICAR- IIHR, bangaluru Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Trichy 8 x 8 m (156 plants/ha) for conventional planting Adopt high density planting at 8 x 4 m (312 plants / ha) for high productivity 

1. Sapota (Manilkhara achras)
Sapotaceae

2. Varieties
CO1, CO 2, CO.3,
Kallipatti, Cricket Ball, Pala,
Guthi, Kirtibarathi and Oval.

3. PKM 1 ,PKM 2 ,PKM 3, PKM-4 , PKM (sa)-5 ,

4. ICAR- IIHR, bangaluru
Horticultural College and Research Institute,
Periyakulam
Horticultural College and Research Institute for
Women, Trichy

5.  Tropical crop
 Grown up to an altitude of 1000 metres.
 Suitable for all types of soils.
Soil and climate
Season of Planting
June to December.

6. Planting material
 Approach grafting
Manilkhara hexandra (Pala) rootstock

7. Spacing
8 x 8 m (156 plants/ha) for conventional planting
Adopt high density planting at 8 x 4 m (312 plants / ha) for
high productivity

8. Planting
 Dig pits of 1 m x 1 m x 1 m size
 Fill up with top soil mixed with 10 Kg of FYM, 1 Kg of
neem cake
 Plant the grafts at the centre of the pit
 Avoid bending or damage to graft joint during heavy
winds

9. Irrigation
 Immediately after planting
 Third day
 Once in three days
 Once in 10 days afterwards

10. Remove the rootstock sprouts,
water shoots,
criss-cross
lower branches

11. Manures and fertilizers (Kg per tree)
Manures and Fertilizers 1 year old Annual increase6th year onwards
FYM 10.000 10.000 50.000
N 0.200 0.200 1.000
P 0.200 0.200 1.000
K 0.300 0.300 1.500
Applied in September-October

12. Leaf webber
Spraying Phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit.
Hairy caterpillars
Spraying Chloropyriphos 20 EC or Quinalphos
25EC or Phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit of water.
Bud worm
Spraying of Phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit or Quinalphos
25EC 2 ml/lit
or Neem Seed Kernel Extract 5 %
Insects Management

13. Disease Management
Spraying starch solution
Prepared by boiling 1 Kg maida or starch with 5 lit of water.
After cooling, dilute the solution with 20 litres of water
Avoid spraying during cloudy weather.
Sooty mould

14. Intercropping
Legumes and short duration vegetable crops

15. A mature fruit is dull brown in colour
Colour immediately below the skin
when scratched is of lighter shade
Hand picking.
Yield (t/ha/year)
20 - 25t/ha/year
High density planting
up to 40t/ha
Harvest