When and how to fertilize fruit plants

Abstract

It is well known that, in addition to carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, fruit trees require other essential nutrients to grow and produce an abundant harvest, just like vegetables, flowers and other plants. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are taken up by the plants from water and air, while all other nutrients are found in the soil in varying amounts depending upon the fertility of soil. While applying the fertilizers in fruit plants we should be very careful about the time, method and dose of fertilizer application. Unless application of nutrients is adequate and timely, the plant growth and fruit quality will be adversely affected.