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Citrus Fertilizer Calculator

Per-tree citrus fertilizer planner — age-based doses up to 600:200:400 g N-P₂O₅-K₂O per tree/year converted into urea, DAP and MOP for your whole orchard.

113.4 kg
Urea for 100 trees / year
43.5 kg
DAP
66.7 kg
MOP
Per tree: N600 g/yr
Per tree: P₂O₅200 g/yr
Per tree: K₂O400 g/yr
Total N60.0 kg
Total P₂O₅20.0 kg
Total K₂O40.0 kg

Three splits: before the spring (ambia) flush, after fruit set, and post-monsoon. Citrus also runs on micronutrient sprays — zinc and iron chlorosis are the constant companions of high-pH orchards.

Sources: ICAR-CCRI Nagpur citrus nutrition schedules; Fertilizer analysis: urea 46% N; DAP 18-46-0; MOP 0-0-60

Indicative planning figures based on published research averages. Local soil tests, varieties and weather change actual requirements — confirm with your agronomist or extension officer.

Orchardists use the free Citrus Fertilizer Calculator to turn the per-tree recommendation into total urea, DAP and MOP for the whole block — young and bearing trees included — without a single hand calculation.

About Citrus Fertilizer Calculator

Citrus feeding is a flush-timed rhythm — and in the kinnow/sweet-orange belts the NPK only works when zinc and iron foliar sprays keep high-pH chlorosis off the canopy. The calculator uses the age-laddered recommendation — 200:50:100 g N-P₂O₅-K₂O per tree/year (1–3 years); 400:130:250 g N-P₂O₅-K₂O per tree/year (4–6 years); 600:200:400 g N-P₂O₅-K₂O per tree/year (7+ years (bearing)) — multiplies it across your tree count, and converts the totals into urea (46% N), DAP (18-46-0) and MOP (0-0-60) quantities for the season.

How to use Citrus Fertilizer Calculator

  1. 1Enter how many trees you have and choose their age/bearing stage.
  2. 2Read the total urea, DAP and MOP for the year, plus the per-tree nutrient breakdown.
  3. 3Follow the split note for when and where to apply each dose.

Why use Citrus Fertilizer Calculator?

  • Published per-tree dose ladder for citrus, from planting to full bearing
  • Whole-orchard totals — no per-tree mental math
  • Automatic conversion to urea, DAP and MOP with the DAP nitrogen credit handled
  • Free, instant and fully in-browser — works offline in the orchard

Frequently asked questions

How much fertilizer does a citrus tree need per year?+

1–3 years: 200 g N, 50 g P₂O₅ and 100 g K₂O per tree per year; 4–6 years: 400 g N, 130 g P₂O₅ and 250 g K₂O per tree per year; 7+ years (bearing): 600 g N, 200 g P₂O₅ and 400 g K₂O per tree per year. Three splits: before the spring (ambia) flush, after fruit set, and post-monsoon.

Why do citrus trees on alkaline soil keep yellowing despite fertilizer?+

High-pH soils lock out zinc and iron. Two to three foliar sprays of 0.5% zinc sulphate (+0.25% ferrous sulphate, neutralized with lime) per flush season fix what soil NPK can't.

When are the citrus fertilizer splits applied?+

Ahead of the ambia (spring) flush in Jan–Feb, after fruit set in May–June, and post-monsoon in Sep–Oct — matching root activity peaks under Indian conditions.

How do I convert the per-tree dose into urea, DAP and MOP?+

The tool multiplies the per-tree grams across your count, then sizes DAP to cover P₂O₅ (crediting its 18% N), urea for the remaining N, and MOP for K₂O — the same arithmetic an agronomist would do by hand.

Is this calculator free and private?+

Yes — free, no sign-up, and everything runs in your browser, so your orchard data never leaves the device and the tool works offline.

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