Boron
Symptoms
Fruit cracking and poor fruit set.
Correction
Foliar boron at flowering and early fruit development.
Fruits · Punica granatum
Pomegranate fertilizer and nutrition guide
Calcium and boron to reduce fruit cracking, with potassium for colour, size and aril quality.
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About Pomegranate nutrition
Pomegranate is a hardy fruit crop suited to semi-arid regions and grown extensively in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. Balanced nutrition after bahar (flower regulation), with calcium and boron to reduce fruit cracking, is key to export-quality fruit.
- Climate
- Semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers; tolerates drought but needs irrigation for good fruit.
- Soil
- Well-drained soils from light to medium black, pH around 6.5-7.5; tolerates mild salinity.
Stage-wise nutrient management for Pomegranate
What the crop needs most at each growth stage.
New growth after bahar
Nitrogen and phosphorus for new shoots and flowering.
Flowering & fruit set
Boron, zinc and calcium for fruit set.
Fruit development
Potassium and calcium for fruit size and rind strength.
Fruit maturity
Potassium for aril colour and sweetness; steady irrigation to avoid cracking.
Common nutrient deficiencies in Pomegranate
How to recognise them in the field and how they are usually corrected.
Calcium
Symptoms
Weak rind and higher fruit cracking.
Correction
Calcium nitrate through drip or foliar calcium sprays.
Zinc
Symptoms
Small, narrow leaves and rosetting at shoot tips.
Correction
Chelated zinc foliar spray.
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