Completing of harvesting and gleaning of robusta. Stripping off-season berries in berry borer infested areas. Disinfestation/disposal of berry borer-infested gleanings
Pruning and handling of arabica and robusta
Permanent shade regulation.
Pre-blossom manuring
Pre-blossom spraying with 0.5% Bordeaux mixture if not completed earlier
Stem-borer tracing
Collecting and destruction of pupae of hairy caterpillars
Control measures against root and shoot mealybug and green scale, if necessary
Fire path cleaning
Nursery: Transplanting and aftercare of seedings
New Clearing: Watering young seedlings when necessary
Sprinkler irrigation for backing
Rest as above.
North-East monsoon areas
Same as above.
APRIL
SOUTH-WEST MONSOON
AREAS
Arabica
Stem borer tracing, disposal of infested plants and
spraying with Lindane 20EC.
Control of sucking pests, if necessary.
Application of bulk organic manure.
Shade regulation and pruning.
Nursery: After care of seedlings.
New clearings: Line marking and pitting.
Post-blossom application of honnones
Robusta
Collection of left over berries and disinfestation/ disposal of berries affected with berry borer.
Control of sucking pests, if necessary.
Application of bulk organic manure.
Shade regulation and pruning.
Nursery: After care of seedlings.
New clearings: Line marking and pitting.
Post-blossom application of hormones
MAY
SOUTH-WEST MONSOON AREAS
Pre-monsoon manuring
Spraying leaf rust susceptible coffee with 0.02 % aj. of Bayleton 25 WP (160 g in 200 litres of water) or 0.5 % Bordeaux Mixture as pre-monsoon application.
Borer tracing and swabbing/spraying with Lindane 20 Ec.
Control measures against shoot mealybug and green scale, if necessary.
Lopping dadap in tbe second fortnight depending on weather conditions.
Pitting in new clearings and planting of dadap stakes
depending on weather conditions.
Clearing of drains, renovation of trenches and pits.
Weeding in new clearings.
Application of bulk organic manure.
Application of lime, wherever necessary.
If berry borer infestation is noticed in a few berries, remove and destroy them. If incidence is more, spot spray with endosulfan maybe taken up.
Nursery aftercare: Spraying nursery seedlings with Dithane M-45 or Ferbam at 0.4% or Foltaf against brown eye-spot disease.
Drench the soil with Bavistin 50WP 0.4%@ 3 litre/ plant (24g/3.1 of water) or Vitavax 75 WP 0.3% @ 3 litre/plant (I2g/3 litres of w~er) in the just wilting stage wherever root diseases are observed.
