How to provide the tobacco plant with required

nutrients
Check out our recommendation for the
fertilization of tobacco, using Haifa s
fertilizers
Fertilization of flue cured - Virginia
Requirements

N P2O5 K2O

-----------kg Ha-----------

90 75 220

A - Pre-plant soil application

Nutrient N P2O5 K2O

of total requirement applied at this

10% 100%  
stage

Practical application rate kg ha 9 75 66

Common practice in Zimbabwe

Total plant nutrients kg ha

Fertilizer Rate kg ha
N P2O5 K2O

2-17-15 * 450 9 75 66

this N-P-K formula can be replaced by other locally common N-P-K formula
or by straight fertilizers ammonium nitrate, SSP, SOP etc. .
B - Fertigation

Nutrient N P2O5 K2O

of total requirement applied at this

90% 0%  70%
stage

Practical application rate kg ha 80 0 153

 Growth
N Optimal kg. Ha. Week
stage Weeks
required ratio
after
by stage N:P2O5:K2O N P2O5 K2O
planting

2 2 1:0:0 1.6 0 0

3 3 1:0:0 2.5 0 0

4 10 1:0:1 8.1 0 8.1

5 25 1:0:1 20 0 20

6 25 1:0:2 20 0 40

7 20 1:0:3 16 0 48

8 10 1:0:3 8.1 0 24

9 5 1:0:3 4.0 0 12

Total 80 0 152

Growth Ratio kg. ha. Week

stage
N: kg.
Weeks Fertilizers
ha. Week
after P2O5 : N: P2O5 : K2O
planting K2O
(34-
A.N. 4.7 1.6    
0- 0)
2
1:0:
Total   1.6 0 0
0

(34-
A.N. 7.6 2.5    
0- 0)
3
1:0:
Total   2.5 0 0
0

(13-
Multi-K 17.6 2.2   8.1
0-46)

(34-
4 A.N. 20.0 5.9    
0- 0)

1:0:
Total   8.1 0 8.1
1
 Growth Ratio kg. ha. Week
stage
kg.
Weeks Fertilizers N:
ha. Week
after P2O5 : N: P2O5 : K2O
planting K2O

(13-
Multi-K 43.5 5.6 0 20.0
0-46)

(34-
5 A.N. 42.4 14.4    
0- 0)

1:0:
Total   20 0 20
1

(13-
Multi-K 40.3 5.2 0 8.5
0-46)

(34-
6 A.N. 39.2 13.3    
0- 0)

1:0:
Total   18.5 0 18.5
1

(13-
Multi-K 32.7 4.2   15
0-46)

(34-
7 A.N. 31.8 10.8    
0- 0)

1:0:
Total   15.0 0 5.0
1

(34-
A.N. 22.1 7.5    
0- 0)
8
1:0:
Total   7.5 0 0
0

(34-
A.N. 10.3 3.5    
0- 0)
9
1:1:
Total   3.5 0 0
1

Oriental tobacco
source: Dimitris Stamboulidis Moscholois Chemicals S.A
 
 
The practice in Katerini:
     
A few days after transplanting:      
kg str = kg ha of - -    
kg str = kg ha of - -    
kg str = kg ha of - -    
 
days after transplanting: kg str = kg ha of Multi-K as side dressing
 
Side dressing:
     
Oriental Tobacco:      
N -  - Kg str   
P2O5 - - Kg str   
K2O - - Kg str   
 
Flue-cured Virginia :      
N -  - Kg str   
P2O5 - - Kg str   
K2O - - Kg str   
 
Burley:      
N -  - Kg str   
P2O5 - - Kg str   
K2O - - Kg str
Macro-nutrients removed by ton marketable product

N P K Ca Mg S
-------------------------------------- Kg ton ----------------------------
--------------

50-70 6.0 55-70 30-60 8-20 6-12

Light air cured tobacco

N P K Ca Mg S
-------------------------------------- Kg ton ----------------------------
--------------

30-70 6.0 55-70 30-60 8-20 6-12

Oven cured tobacco

N P K Ca Mg S
-------------------------------------- Kg ton ----------------------------
--------------

30-35 6.0 55-70 30-60 8-20 6-12

Source: Kinoch: VOLHOUBARE LANDBOU, RSA. Processed by Frans Lourens,
Haifa, RSA May, .
Nutrient sufficiency ranges
source: A L, Agronomy Handbook, Ankerman Large, Eds.,

N S P K Mg Ca Na B Zn Mn Fe Cu Al
Tobacco
------------------------ % ------------------------- --------------- p.p.m ---------------

From 3.00 0.25 0.25 2.50 0.40 2.20 0.01 20 30 50 100 9 20

To 5.00 0.80 0.60 5.00 0.80 4.00 0.10 40 50 200 250 30 200

Tobacco Mineral analysis values

  Leaves

Nutrient Average value Critical level

  (%)

N 3.90 2.00

S 0.70 0.32

P 0.55 0.24

K 3.80 2.10

Mg 0.85 0.37

Ca 3.20 1.70

Na 0.10  

  ppm

Fe 200  

Al 125  

Mn 190 35

B 31 16

Cu 15 5

Zn 36 18
   Leaves

Nutrient Average value Critical level

Mo 1.1  

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