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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 8, Issue 5 (2019)

Induction of off-season flowering in mango through farmer's participatory research in Krishnagiri district under NAIP

Author(s):

A Nithya Devi, R Arulmozhiyan and TN Balamohan

Abstract:
Down south India, mango starts flowering from December- January and yields from April to July. During on years, there will be a huge arrival of mangoes from June to July leading to glut, resulting in slashed price, leaving farmers with very low profit. The long felt need of the farmers of Tamil Nadu is to produce mangoes out of season to fetch a rewarding profit. Several attempts were made to identify mango varieties yielding off season and the ways to obtain off season fruits. There are reports about varieties yielding off season fruits but not consistently. However, induction of flowers either through canopy management or through chemicals will be more reliable than the varieties. Off season production in mango could be achieved by imposing a set of treatments on varieties responding to chemicals. The treatment induced the trees to flower during July - August so that fruits could be harvested during December – January. The off-season production of mango is highly economical advantageous as getting a premium price in the market is ensured. Identification of traditional and non - traditional mango growing belts suitable for off-season production and popularising the technology would extend the period of availability of fruits for domestic and export markets besides improving the livelihood and status of the mango growers.

Pages: 2466-2471  |  2786 Views  1522 Downloads


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How to cite this article:
A Nithya Devi, R Arulmozhiyan and TN Balamohan. Induction of off-season flowering in mango through farmer's participatory research in Krishnagiri district under NAIP. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2019;8(5):2466-2471.

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