VISIT REPORT

Rajasthan Olive Cultivation Limited

Dates: 28.10.2017 - 03.11.2017

Location: Rajasthan India

Yuval Chen ROCL Olive Consultant

Forward

The current visit focused on revising the autumn tasks progress and on irrigation programs.

During the coming month we will focus mainly on slowing the vegetative growth of the trees and

allow best conditions for bud differentiation.

Due to relatively warmer weather we are cautious with the process and gradually modifying the

irrigation frequency to the required growth rate.

In order to achieve good production we will have to take the following steps:

1. Complete N:P:K:Mg: Zn sprays

2. Complete Copper sprays

3. Comply with the suggested irrigation schedules

TinkiRudi

The installation of Electro Magnet treatment for the water proved to work as we expected, new

growth, better soil moisture are among the facts that is shown in the field. Some varieties

reacted faster than others. It will be important to track the development of cv Arbequina that

suffer from the soil and water conditions of the farm.

Before treatment with Aqua 4d After treatment of 4 months

After 6 months After 8 months

Main difficulties:

Requires more wells in order to fulfill water requirements

Poor soil drainage

Part of the farm have a salty bad drainage soils

Different in plant size and performance

Salty water and soils

Action requires:

NPK + Mg + Zn spray, by 10th November

Bordeaux mix spray , 20th and 30th November

Space irrigation as plan

Irrigation 4-0-0-0-4 up to end of November

Observation:

Big improvement in grove due to spacing of irrigation

Clear positive effect of Aqua 4d is noticed

Shanto

Farm was not visited this visit:

Main difficulties:

Lack of irrigation water

Location make it difficult for frequent visits, therefore capable farm manager is

required

Action requires:

Observations:

Bassi

Bassi farm shows growth on the tree upper parts, but lower parts and older parts shows

leaf yellowing.

Trees are over irrigated.

Feeding is essential steps, we need to find way to irrigate separately the 70 trees under

our responsibility.

Trees over growth will lead for declining of the lower parts, therefore it will be wise to lower

the height of the trees.

Main difficulties

Root system is damaged by Nematodes / Termites

Planting spacing problematic

Old driplines in bad conditions

Irrigation: 4-0-0-4 up to November 20th, from November 21st 4-0-0-0-4

Action requires:

Space irrigation

Feeding tranches

Observations:

Cv Koroneiki shows an intensive growth, cv Arbequina start new sprouting, cv

Barnea shows new sprouting, only on the upper parts of the trees

Leaf drop started to be observed during the visit

Feeding trenches required for all field

Training olives for Olive leaves tea production

Bakalia

. Bakalia shows improvements in blocks A+D, and less of improvements in blocks B+C. the

water treatment device “AGRISMART” installed 4 month ago shows little effect on tree

development, mainly in the sandy loam soils blocks A+D.

Main difficulties:

Salt affect results in poor feeding and therefore cause leaf drop

Cv Barnea leaf drop due to roots damage

Mite infestation on new growth, specially cv Brnea

Too many main branches, and main branches with multiple branches due to topping

pruning

Water EC treatment device should be observed

Action requires:

Moth control as required, install Moth traps

Copper spray 20th November and 30th November

Irrigation: 4-0-0-0-4

Observations:

Improvement of block A+D, but still the potential for production is low,

Block B+C, shows slower growth with shorts reproductive branches

CV Koroneiki

Block A

Well prunned

Barore

Most varieties look good after cooler weather and improved irrigations. The potential for

production increased greatly in the past 2 month, and we do hope to be able to evaluate the

production potential during December visit. Installation of Aqua 4d is expected in two weeks

fact that will increase the production potential.

Main difficulties:

Different types of soils on the same irrigation valves

Soils with high sodium content are clogging due to low EC of irrigation water

Some of the trees are oversized(cv Barnea), and should have being topped on time

Drainage problems in the heavy soil area

Management of irrigation system is not sufficiently professional, many clogged

drippers

Cv Barnea spacing should be converted to 8m by 5m

Installation of Aqua 4D could help secure the current harvest, increase oil

content and allow double production figures for the next year

Action requires:

Concentrate on irrigation management

Applications N:P:K:Mg: Zn by 20th November

Application of Bordeaux mix 1% 25th November and 5th December

Irrigation: 4-0-0-4 up to 20th November, then 4-0-0-0-4 till new instruction should be

given

Observations:

Sodium affected area looks very bad, no growth severe leaf drop

Cv Barnea improved in most parts of the farm

Cv Koroneiki looks good, lots of new branches, good production potential

Cv Arbequina and cv Coratina with potential but require water treatment in order to

produce commericaly

Cv Frantoio improved development

Cv Picual and cv Picholine suffers from soil conditions, but shows some

improvement

Cv Barnea, plants spacing 7m by 5 looks better then 7m by 2.5m spacing, good long

branches

Lunkaransar

Lunkaransar farm show good recovery from renewal pruning as shows in photos below,

the farm have few different sectors:

Entrance to farm have source of water at all time, growth is constant in this sector

Patches of salty soil, with poor development of trees

Sandy patches with normal to low growth,

Area in between with normal growth

There is production potential for cv. Arbequina and cv. Koroneiki well pruned (lower and

wider appearance), plants that are over size have lower production potential.

Parts of the farm looks dry and or suffer from salty patches

Cv Arbequina, renewal pruning

Cv Arbequina, good development after 4 months

Main difficulties:

Patches of sandy soils and salty soils in the farm

There are fractions on the farm with high ground waters, and that phenomena

creates two size of trees under the same irrigation groups

Cv Coratina, cv Picual, cv Arbequina suffer from the salty soils

Strong Mite infestation

Feeding issues due the all of the above

Actions requires

N:P:K:Mg:Zn application for : cv Barnea 5m, Arbequina & Koroneiki 15th November

Copper Bordeaux mix 25th November, 5th December

Irrigation: 4-0-0-0-4

Observations:

CV Arbequina, done properly, plants are in good condition for production next

season

Cv Koroneiki, plants stayed slightly too high after pruning, but plants with good

potential for production

Cv Barnea 7m*5m looks much better than the plants that are 2.5m part

Cv Picual, if will stay at small size with potential for production

Cv Picholine looks medium to poor appearance

Basbisna

Basbisna grove shoes a good improvement, feeding and pruning improved plant

appearance for about 50% of the plantation. New sprouting starts mainly in cv Koroneiki

but it is a good sign for the good effect of the Aqua 4D system. We should concentrate on

this grove since it has the greatest potential of improvement to become among the three

leading productive groves alongside with Barore and Tinkirudy

Main difficulties:

Development of a decent root system

Plants foliage is dropping every year

Nematodes infestation is extremely high

Termites infestation between the planting lines, the dry zone

Actions require:

N:P:K:Mg:Zn application by 12th November

Bordeaux mix 1% 20th November and 30th November

Irrigation up to 15th November 4-0-0-4, from November 16th 4-0-0-0-4

Observations:

All varieties shows good growth

Cv Arbequina and cv Barnea needs training of upright branches, and inner parts of

trees

Root development is very strong for all varieties

Cv Arbequina new growth observed during spring, first year after many years of leaf drop

Summary ROCL Farms

ROCL plantations should take the recommended steps in order to increase production and

solve the main problem that hold the increase of production levels:

1. Install ELECTRO MAGNET treatment for water; Aqua 4D

2. Reconnect Pessi Field Climate weather station/ or similar

3. Complete application on time

4. Remove every alternate cv Barnea

5. More frequent visits to farms by ROCL officers or other farm managers

December and February visit will be required for improvement of the production

potential

FARMER FIELD VISIT REPORT

Keshuram Farm Bikaner

Plants are about one year old, looks like planting process took too long and plants suffer before

planting.

Training is done wrongly, and new training methods were explained. Support of trees also

explained.

At this stage farmer should only concentrate on forming a strait leader up to 1-1.1 m and then

pinch.

Do not prune further before mid-June 2018

One leader stem

required

Napasar Farm, Mr Nikhil

Farm required improvement of ferti-gation management. Water salinity increases, so applying

short irrigation of less then and hour and a half will slow plants development. Fertilizing is

required.

Winter task should be irrigation management and weed control mainly.

Irrigation during November: 2.5-0-0-2.5

Pugal Yogesh farm

Plants shows sever stress due to water EC. Water treatment is a must in this farm.

Cv Arbequina in strong stress

Shabana Farm Pugal

This farm visited 8 month ago, plants development is good, and due to complying with the

instruction for not pruning the plants developed nicely.

Fertilizing is not done in this farm, we do recommend to start fertilizing or using compost

tranches. For this age plants will require 12-15 kg of compost per plants, on both sides of the

plants.

Training trees on one single trunk is essential, also lower branches could be remove,

maintaining portions of 40% trunk height and 60 percent canopy .

Correct training of 1 year old plant

Mr Sing Anupgrh farm

Farm is visited for the 5th time, and the main issue is that there is no irrigation on along the

planting line, although there are 2 drippers per plant.

50% of the plants are in production potential, but irrigation management during the winter will be

required.

With one good weekly irrigation all the larger trees in the farm will produce nicely.

Farmer H.L.Meal SURATGARH

Farm visited during day this time, main issue is water management, only 2 drippers per plant,

and irrigated area around the plants is to narrow to allow proper plants development. Plants

looks stressed

October: one irrigation every 4th day

November: one good irrigation every 5th day

December+ January: one good irrigation every 7th day

February: first half one irrigation every 4th day, second half one irrigation every alternate day

Cv Koroneiki, stressed

Madera Farm Gangalagar

10 hectares of grove, with good development of the, 4 years old, trees. Correction of training

should be made during the next visit.

There is a great potential of production next year but if there will be no irrigation and adding of

dripper along the planting line, the good potential of above 50tonnes of fruits will not be

materialized.

Cv Barnea, good potential for production.

2 dripper per large plant, soil is completely dry!!

Amarsinngh Beniwal farm Sangria

5 years old farm, plants looks 3 years old. No pruning is taking place and irrigation loop of

dripper is not the right way of irrigating olives.

The climate in Sngria is one of the best in India, and we recommend to change management in

order to obtain a good production.

Insert dripper alongside of the planting line, place 1 dripper every 50cm.

Irrigation should wet all the soil along the planting line.

One good irrigation per week during winter will lead to production.

Yuval Chen……………………………………………………………Rajasthan November 2017