Exact per-palm dosage, cost per acre and a twice-a-year schedule for coconut using Areca Special Consortia and Mycorrhiza VAM — with the Ganoderma root-zone logic explained.

Answer-first pomegranate (anar) biofertilizer guide: Mycorrhiza VAM + NPK consortia dosage per acre AND per plant, cost per acre in 2026, and a bahar-wise (Ambe, Mrig, Hasta) schedule — plus the IP/gm math that explains why label doses differ 50x between brands.

Two biofertilizer drums can look identical and differ 5x in live microbe count. Here are the exact FCO 1985 Schedule III minimums — 1,200 IP/gm for Mycorrhiza, 1.5x10⁸ CFU/ml total for liquid consortia — and how to work out your real cost per live microbe before you buy.

The short answer for cumin: 100 g of Mycorrhiza VAM powder (₹250/acre) at sowing plus 1 litre of NPK Consortia (₹94/acre) at 25–30 days. Total biofertilizer cost ₹344 per acre. Full Rabi schedule, dosage and prices inside.

Garlic is a shallow-rooted, phosphorus-hungry Rabi crop. Here is the exact NPK Consortia + Mycorrhiza VAM dose per acre, what it costs, and the sowing-to-bulbing schedule Indian garlic growers should follow in 2026.

The best biofertilizer for mustard (sarson / rai) is liquid NPK Consortia at 1 litre per acre plus Mycorrhiza (VAM) at 100 g per acre, applied at sowing in October–November. Together they cut DAP and urea by 25–40%, improve siliqua fill and oil content, and lift yield 10–15%. NPK Consortia costs ₹4,699 per 50 Ltr drum; VAM Powder 1 kg is ₹2,499 for ~10 acres. Full rabi dosage, timing and FAQ inside.