Development of sustainable mango pot media nutrition for healthy and clean mango nursery plants

Abstract

Mango is widely consumed all over the world due to its unique flavor, remarkable taste, nutritional and medicinal characteristics. Multan is an important region in Pakistan with suitable weather conditions for the growth of mango plants. In this study, we successfully optimized the doses of affordable fertilizers for better growth and development of mango plants. Besides, we described the chemical and physical analysis with various recipes and combinations of fertilizers. Our findings show that Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, Single Super Phosphate and Sulphate of Potash, release easily Nitrogen, Phosphate, and Potassium for better growth of plants along with some micronutrient. These optimized doses can be purchased and afforded by farmers easily and provide good and extraordinary results. Further experiments revealed that the combination of three controlled doses provides better results when compared to a single of dual combinations and if the concentration of doses rises to an extent this results in the wilting and death of plants.