Sr. No.

Crop(s) / Cropping system(s)

Recommendation details

S (kg/ha) per year

A. Recommendations on use of sulphur

1.

Bajri – mustard

20 kg S ha^-1 to mustard only

20

2.

Bajri– maize(fodder)–groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

3.

Bajri – mustard – sorghum (fodder)

20 kg S ha^-1 to mustard only

20

4.

Black gram

20 kg S ha^-1

20

5.

Paddy – mustard - mung 

20 kg S ha^-1 to mustard only

20

6.

Paddy – groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

7.

Paddy – sesame - mung

20 kg S ha^-1 to sesame only

20

8.

Paddy – castor

20 kg S ha^-1 to castor only

20

9.

Cotton- groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

10.

Groundnut - wheat

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

11.

Tobacco – groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

12.

Cluster bean - groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

13.

Castor - mung

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

14.

Sesamum - groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

15.

Groundnut - mustard

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

16.

Groundnut – potato - bajri

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

60

17.

Kharif Soybean

Soil application of 45 kg ha^-1 N, 60 kg ha^-1 P₂O₅ with 20 kg S ha^-1

20

18.

Pigeonpea

Soil application of 20 kg S ha^-1  (as gypsum-150 kg) along with RD NPK

20

B. Recommendations on use of micronutrients

(I) Crops specific

19.

Drilled paddy

Foliar spray of FeSO₄ @ 1.0 % (without neutralization) at 15 to 20 DAS with an interval of 8 – 10 days

20.

Summer groundnut

Foliar spray of sea weed liquid fertilizer @ 1.5 % at 15, 30 and 45 DAS

21.

Kharif Groundnut

Foliar spray of sea weed liquid fertilizer @ 3.5 % at 15, 30 and 45 DAS

22.

Banana

Soil application of 50 g FeSO₄ + 40 g ZnSO₄ per plant along with RD NPK and 10 kg FYM

23.

Mustard

Soil application of 15 kg FeSO₄ + 8 kg ZnSO₄ /ha at sowing

24.

Tomato

Foliar spray of neutralized solution of 0.5% FeSO₄ at 30, 50 and 70 days after transplanting

25.

Bt. Cotton (For management of physiological wilting)

Foliar spray of 0.5 % FeSO₄ + 0.5 % ZnSO₄ + 0.5 % MgSO₄ + 0.5% Urea solution at 30, 60 and 90 DAS in addition to recommended dose of N

(II) Cropping Systems

26.

Lucerne (Fodder)

40 kg S/ha in the form of gypsum + 25 kg ZnSO₄ /ha at sowing with RD NPK

27.

Aonla

Soil application of 100 gm CuSO₄ and 200 gm boric acid per tree on onset of monsoon followed by 3 sprays of 0.2 % CuSO₄ and 0.4 % boric acid in 1st and 3rd week of July and 1st week of August

28.

Rice – wheat sequence

Soil application of 12.5 kg ZnSO₄/ha to rice only along with 125 kg N to rice and 120 kg N to wheat on soils with higher available P status.

29.

Bajra- wheat sequence

Soil application of 2.5 kg Zn/ha in the form of enriched FYM (200kg/ha) to both the crops

30.

Potato- bajri

Apply 150 kg N/ha + 7.5 t/ha cowdung bio-gas slurry to potato  

31.

Bajra - cabbage

2.5 t sewage sludge + 10 t FYM /ha to bajri

(III) Seed treatments

32.

Groundnut - wheat sequence

a. For Zn

Soil application of ZnSO₄.7H₂O (21 % Zn) @ 25 kg ha^-1 to groundnut at sowing & seed treatment of 10 ml ZnO (30 % Zn) solution with 1 kg seed of wheat before sowing

b. For Mn

Seed treatment of 12 ml manganese dioxide (MnO₂) solution (25 % Mn) with 1 kg groundnut seed & 10 ml of manganese chloride (MnCl₂) solution (25 % Mn) with 1 kg wheat seed before sowing

c. For Mo

Seed treatment of 6 ml Ammonium molybdate solution (12.5 % Mo) with 1 kg groundnut and wheat seed before sowing

(IV ) Multimicronutrients mixture grades

 Composition of grades of multimicronutrients (as per GoG Notification)

33.

Kharif maize

Foliar spray of Grade II @ 30, 45 and 60 DAS OR

Soil application Grade V at sowing as basal dose

34.

Forage maize

Foliar spray of Grade III at 20, 30 and 40 DAS OR

Soil application of Grade V at sowing

35.

Forage sorghum

Foliar spray of Grade II at 20, 30 and 40 DAS

36.

Okra

Soil application Grade V at the time of sowing  OR

Foliar spray of Grade IV at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS

37.

Wheat

Foliar spray of Grade IV at 30, 40 and 50 DAS

38.

Castor

Soil application of Grade V at sowing

39.

Potato

Foliar application of Grade II at 40, 50 and 60 DAS

40.

Pigeon pea

Foliar application of Grade IV at 60, 90 and 120 DAS

41.

Cabbage

Foliar spray of Grade IV at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS

42.

Paddy – paddy sequence

Soil application of Grade V at the time of Transplanting OR Foliar spray of Grade I at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAT

43.

Chilli

Soil application of Grade- V@ 20 kg/ ha

44.

Sesame

Soil application of General Grade - V @ 20 kg / ha

45.

Banana

Soil application of Grade - V @ 20 g/ plant

46.

Bt. Cotton

(For Scientific Community)

For Medium K₂O and Deficient S status soil

Apply 100 kg K₂O ha^-1 + 100kg MgSO₄ ha^-1 + 30 kg S ha^-1 in equal splits at 30  and 60 DAS along with RD of N