West Indian Cherry(Malphigia punicifolia)
Method of Propagation
Seedlings /
Rooted hard
wood cuttings
/ grafts / air
layering
layers
Spacing
Spacing : 5 x
5 m
Pit size : 1m
x 1m x 1m
Manures and Fertilizers
FYM 10 kg, N:200
g, P:50 g and
K:100 g/tree
After Cultivation
Pruning is done
once in a year.
Pruning consists of
removal of dried,
diseased wood and
drooping branches
Plant Protection
Spray Methyl
demeton 2 ml
/ lit against
mealy bugs
and aphids
Harvest
Harvest in
April – May
Yield
10 –
15
kg /
tree
