Oil palm farming guides
Practical oil palm guides for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: when to harvest, fertiliser doses, irrigation, whitefly, Ganoderma and basin care. Based on ICAR-IIOPR and TNAU.
Harvest at the right time
Rounds, ripeness and getting fruit to the mill fresh.
ReadFertiliser schedule
Yearly doses per palm, micronutrients and soil tests.
ReadWatering through the year
Litres per palm per day, month by month.
ReadStop whitefly early
Rugose spiralling whitefly: signs and what works.
ReadGanoderma: catch it early
Basal stem rot kills palms. Early signs and care.
ReadBasin and leaf care
Mulch, weeds, pruning and young palms.
ReadCrop calendar · September
- Water 140–200 litres per palm a day.
- Check weekly for bud rot, bunch rot and stem wet rot; clean affected crowns.
- Mix Metarhizium into manure pits (1 kg per 100 kg) so rhinoceros beetles can't breed.
From ICAR-IIOPR Crop Calendar 2026
Pests, diseases and nutrient problems → · Fertiliser, water and subsidy tables →