Sesame Fertilizer Calculator
Work out the exact urea, DAP and MOP for sesame (til) from the recommended 40:20:20 kg/ha N-P₂O₅-K₂O dose, adjusted to your soil test and field size.
Half N + full P, K basal; rest N at 30 days with thinning. Sesame hates waterlogging more than it loves fertilizer — drainage discipline beats an extra urea bag every time.
Indicative planning figures based on published research averages. Local soil tests, varieties and weather change actual requirements — confirm with your agronomist or extension officer.
Farmers and agronomists use the free Sesame Fertilizer Calculator to convert the official sesame (til) recommendation into exact urea, DAP and MOP quantities for their own field in seconds — no agronomy tables, no spreadsheet, and it works offline in the field.
About Sesame Fertilizer Calculator
Sesame is grown on light soils with light doses: it lodges and sheds capsules under heavy N, so the plan stays lean and front-loaded. This calculator starts from the published recommendation of 40:20:20 kg/ha N-P₂O₅-K₂O (irrigated) or 25:12:12 kg/ha N-P₂O₅-K₂O (rainfed), adjusts it ±25% for your soil-test N, P and K ratings, scales it to your field area in hectares, acres or bigha, and converts the nutrients into real products — urea (46% N), DAP (18-46-0) and MOP (0-0-60) — including the number of bags to buy.
How to use Sesame Fertilizer Calculator
- 1Enter your field area and pick the unit (hectare, acre or bigha).
- 2Choose the growing condition (irrigated / rainfed) and your soil-test ratings for N, P and K — leave Medium if you have no recent soil test.
- 3Read off the urea, DAP and MOP quantities and bag counts, then follow the split-application note for timing.
Why use Sesame Fertilizer Calculator?
- ✓Official package-of-practices dose for sesame (til) — not a generic NPK guess
- ✓Soil-test Low/Medium/High ratings adjust the dose ±25% automatically
- ✓Converts nutrients to urea, DAP and MOP bags, with the DAP nitrogen credit handled correctly
- ✓Works in hectares, acres and bigha — and runs fully in your browser, even offline in the field
Frequently asked questions
What is the recommended fertilizer dose for sesame (til)?+
Irrigated: 40 kg N, 20 kg P₂O₅ and 20 kg K₂O per hectare; Rainfed: 25 kg N, 12 kg P₂O₅ and 12 kg K₂O per hectare. Half N + full P, K basal; rest N at 30 days with thinning.
Why is the sesame fertilizer dose so small?+
Sesame's fine root system and lodging tendency cap the useful dose around 40:20:20 irrigated; pushing N harder gives rank growth, capsule shedding and disease, not seed.
When should sesame nitrogen be split?+
Give the second half at thinning (~30 days) only when soil moisture is good; in dry rainfed stands keep the entire reduced dose basal.
How does the calculator convert NPK into urea, DAP and MOP?+
DAP (46% P₂O₅) is sized to cover the phosphorus need; the nitrogen it also carries (18% N) is credited against the N requirement, and urea (46% N) supplies the balance. MOP (60% K₂O) covers potassium. Bag counts use 45 kg urea and 50 kg DAP/MOP bags.
Is this tool free, and does my data leave the device?+
It is completely free with no sign-up, and all calculation happens in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded, so it also works offline in the field.
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