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Tropical Crop Rotation Cycles
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Pineapple
Suggested rotation cycle: 18-24 months for each planting cycle. Benefits: Frequent rotations can mitigate soil nutrient depletion and control pests.
Cocoa
Suggested rotation cycle: 18-25 years with intermediate food crops. Benefits: Extended rotation period allows soil to recuperate and prevents build-up of cocoa pests.
Oil Palm
Suggested rotation cycle: 25-30 years. Benefits: Ensures maximum yield before the trees become too tall for efficient harvesting.
Lime
Suggested rotation cycle: 15-25 years. Benefits: Reduces the incidence of Citrus Canker and other bacterial/fungal diseases.
Vanilla
Suggested rotation cycle: After 2-4 harvests, a new site should be used. Benefits: Reduces soil pathogen load and sustains high-quality bean production.
Pepper (Piper nigrum)
Suggested rotation cycle: 7-10 years. Benefits: Minimizes the risk of soil-borne diseases like Phytophthora and improves perennial yields.
Avocado
Suggested rotation cycle: 7-15 years depending on variety. Benefits: Helps prevent root rot and other diseases, while maintaining fertility levels.
Coconut
Suggested rotation cycle: 60+ years for a plantation. Benefits: Less frequent replanting means reduced labor and maintenance costs.
Mango
Suggested rotation cycle: 15-20 years. Benefits: Helps avoid alternate bearing patterns and maintain stable yields.
Rice (tropical)
Suggested rotation cycle: 1-2 years with legumes or upland crops. Benefits: Breaks the cycle of pests and diseases specific to rice and improves soil structure.
Banana
Suggested rotation cycle: 2-3 years between planting and replanting. Benefits: Reduces pests such as nematodes and improves soil health.
Cassava
Suggested rotation cycle: 2-3 years with legumes or grain crops. Benefits: Enhances soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and reduces pest buildup.
Sugar Cane
Suggested rotation cycle: 5-7 years. Benefits: Allows for ratoon cropping which increases total crop yield over multiple harvests without replanting.
Coffee
Suggested rotation cycle: 5 or more years before replanting in the same soil. Benefits: Helps to prevent soil erosion and reduces disease pressures.
Papaya
Suggested rotation cycle: 3-4 years. Benefits: Prevents soil exhaustion and reduces diseases such as Papaya Ringspot Virus.
Rubber
Suggested rotation cycle: 25-30 years. Benefits: Allows full economic lifespan of the trees before replanting, which is important given the long maturation period.
Tobacco
Suggested rotation cycle: Frequently rotated each year with crops like corn or soybean. Benefits: Reduces tobacco-specific diseases and pests, and recharges soil nutrients.
Turmeric
Suggested rotation cycle: 3 years of consecutive planting followed by 2-3 years fallow or with different crops. Benefits: Helps prevent rhizome rot and maintains soil health.
Tea
Suggested rotation cycle: 50+ years in commercial plantations. Benefits: Longer rotation cycles lead to sustained yield and quality over time.
Ginger
Suggested rotation cycle: 2-3 years of planting with 1-2 years fallow or with alternate crops. Benefits: Controls rhizome diseases and keeps the soil fertile.
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