Velipala, Singapore, Hybrid jack, Panruti selection, Thanjavur jack, Burliar 1, PLR 1
and PLR (J) 2 and PPI 1.
Deep well drained soil is necessary. Soil pH around 5.5 at the time of planting is
desirable. Otherwise treat the soil with 1% Aluminium sulphate in the pit to reduce the pH.
Comes up well in the plains and upto an elevation of 1200 m.
Softwood grafting approach grafting method: Large scale propagation of jack can be
done by cleft grafting during July – August on 4 month old seedling rootstock
Dig pits of 1 m x 1 m x 1 m in size. Fill up the pits with top soil mixed with 10 kg of
FYM and 1 kg of neem cake per pit. Plant preferably grafts during June – December at 8 x 8
m spacing.
Once in a week till the plant is established. Thereafter irrigate as and when
necessary
o be applied in two splits during May – June and September – October.
Manures &
Fertilizers
1 year old
(kg)
Annual Increase
(kg)
6
th
year and
above (kg)
FYM 10.00
.000
10.00 50.00
N 0.15
0
0.15 0.75
P 0.08
0
0.08 0.40
K 0.10
0
0.10 0.50
Spittle bug Spread yellow sticky sheets to trap bugs (3ftx2ft)
Methyl demeton 25 EC 2 ml / lit.
Quinalphos 1.5 % D
Rhizopus rot
Spray 1 % Bordeaux mixture or copper oxychloride @ 2.5 g/l three times at 15 days
interval
Yield commences from 5
th year in grafts and 8
th year in seedling trees. Harvest during
March-July.
30-40 t / ha
Growing Districts: Cuddalore, Kanyakumari, Dindigul, Pudukottai,Namakkal, Tirunelveli, Nilgiris
Major Markets in Tamil Nadu: Panruti, Coimbatore
Preferred Varieties and Hybrids: PLR 1 and Local