Cocoa Fertilizer - Recommended Fertilization Program for Cocoa Trees

Target yield: 1.5-2 MT/ha

Note: the recommendations brough here should be considered as general guidelines. The actual program should consider the plant status and growth conditions. Consult Haifa agronomist to suit the optimal nutritional program for your crop. 

Growth stage

 

 Flowering
40 days
Fruit Growth
35 days
Fruit Maturation
75 days
Foliar nutrition
ProductPoly- Cacao™ 22-16-18+MEPoly-Cacao™ 15-8-33+MEPoly-Cacao™ 15-8-33+ME
Application rate1.5-2 kg/ha1.5-3 kg/ha1.5-3 kg/ha
Spray volume150 l/ha150 l/ha150 l/ha
Application frequencyEvery 14 days 
(3-4 applications)
Every 14 days 
(2-3 applications)
Every 14 days 
(4-5 applications)
Nutrigation (fertigation)
ProductPoly-Feed™ 14-7-28
+2 MgO+ME
Poly-Feed™ 14-7-28
+2 MgO+ME
Poly-Feed™ 14-7-28
+2 MgO+ME
Application rate2.25 kg/ha/day2.25 kg/ha/day2.25 kg/ha/day
Total amount per stage90 kg/ha80 kg/ha160 kg/ha
 Haifa Mag - 30 kg/haHaifa Mag - 30 kg/haHaifa Mag - 60 kg/ha
 Haifa Cal - 65 kg/haHaifa Cal - 60 kg/haHaifa Cal - 125kg/ha

* Total Nutrigation™ seasonal amount: Poly-Feed 14-7-28+2MgO+ME - 330 kg/ha,
Haifa Mag™ - 120 kg/ha, Haifa Cal™ - 250 kg/ha