Soils & Plant Nutrition Department

Soils & Plant Nutrition Department

Reusable Porous Fertilizer Tube

It was developed for immature rubber plants to maximize fertilizer use efficiency and minimize wastage.

Benefits:
 Only one application per year
 Reduce labour cost associated with fertilizer application by 75%
 Minimize fertilizer wastage and environmental pollution
 Maximize fertilizer use efficiency
 Valuable product from industrial waste material
 No need to weed control in manuring circle because of no regular fertilizer application

Other Research Projects of Soils & Plant Nutrition Dept.,

Fertilizer Encapsulated Coir Bricks

“Shaka Sara” Liquid Organic Fertilizer

Alternative weed management practice for immature rubber

Slow release fertilizers for rubber nursery plants

Biochar application for immature rubber

Modification of fertilizer recommendations for Hevea brasiliensis

Rehabilitation of degraded rubber lands

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