Soursop

Soursop 

Fruiting season:

• October to April

Recommended varieties:

•  Local Selection

Seed rate:

•  500 plants/ha

Planting time:

•  Can be planted all year round

•  Planted during November to March

enhance plant establishment

Spacing:

•  Between rows: 4.5 m

•  Plants within rows: 4.5 m

•  Germination: Propagated by seeds,

cuttings or grafted on same

rootstock

•  Seedlings are grown in nursery and

transplanted in to the field at 8 to

10 leaf stage

Fertilizer/manure:                

•  Compost & farm yard manure

Weed management:

•  Ring weed the plants - hand

weeding

Disease management:

•  Root rot can be a problem if grown

in waterlogged areas

•  Avoid planting in poorly drained

sites

Insect management:

•  Birds and Bats eat ripe fruits on the

tree

•  Harvest fruits before full ripeness

Harvest

•  Fruiting starts in 2 to 4 years after

planting

Yields:

•  8 to 10 tonnes/ha/year after 3 years

from planting

•  Economic life 10 to 12 years

Food value:

•  Fair source of Protein, Dietary fibre,

Potassium and Calcium