Key Points of Moringa Tree Planting Techniques and Management Methods
The moringa tree is a deciduous tree that grows in tropical and subtropical regions, has relatively high economic value, and is currently cultivated in many countries and regions. So what are its planting techniques? Friends who want to know may as well keep reading.
What are the moringa tree planting techniques?
1. Orchard establishment and land preparation
A suitable planting site should be selected according to the ecological habits of moringa and its requirements for environmental conditions. The planting soil should be deep and fertile, loose in texture, well drained, and high in humus content, such as red soil or red-yellow soil. The orchard site is best chosen on gently sloping terrain, with a slope of 15°-25° being suitable, and there should be an irrigation water source nearby with convenient transportation.
2. Reasonable planting
Moringa plantations can use direct seed sowing for field planting, nursery-bag seedling planting, and stem or branch buried-trunk (cutting) planting. They are divided into two types: vegetable-type moringa, mainly for harvesting tender branches and leaves and grown in greenhouses, and moringa mainly for harvesting pods and making dried leaf powder. The planting density of the former is controlled at 300-800 plants per mu, while that of the latter is 22-100 plants per mu.
3. Management after planting
At 75 days after planting moringa, apply 44 g of nitrogen fertilizer, 16 g of phosphate fertilizer, and 30 g of potassium fertilizer per plant, and carry out a second topdressing at 150-160 days after the first flowering and sowing. Generally, trunk cutting after harvest can be carried out 3 times, and after each trunk cutting, a compound fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in full must be supplemented. At the same time, attention should also be paid to preventing and controlling damage from pests and diseases such as root rot, fruit rot, leaf drop disease, and red spider mites.
The roots, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, and gum of the moringa tree can all be used medicinally and have extremely high economic value, so friends who are considering planting it may want to give it thought.