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Name of the crop | ||
| Mango | |||
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Botanical name | ||
| Mangifera indica Linn. | |||
| Cultivation | ||
| Cultivated as rainfed crop. Varied type of climate but during flowring period rainless period required. For planting pits of 0.90cm3 are dug at 10m x 10m, depth of planting varies from 25 to 45 cm. | |||
| Type of soil | ||
| Laterite to medium black, upland with well drainage required. pH 5.5 to 7.0 | |||
| Crop duration | ||
| Perennial up to 75 years | |||
| Varieties | ||
| Alphonso (early) Kesar, Goamankur, Ratna, Sindhu, Pairi (as per duration) | |||
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Package of practices | ||
Irrigate for first three years and follow plant protection measures. |
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Seed rate/ha or No. of grafts/ha | ||
100 at 10m x 10m under Deogad conditions of hard rocky area, planting at 5 m x 5m in recommended for high density planting.
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| Plant protection measures | ||
Six sprays of pesticides and fungicides for control of pests and diseases have been recommended, starting from October. |
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| Fertilizers | ||
For 10 years and over following dose be given per plant /year. 100kg F.Y.M. 3.000kg urea 3.000kg single super phosphate 1.000kg muriate of potash Graded doses be given for younger plants based on age. |
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| Yield | ||
| Average – 250 fruits/year/tree from 10th year in Alphonso variety and in Kesar 625 fruits/year. Range – From 250- 1,000 fruits/year/tree in Alphonso and 625 to 2,000 in Kesar variety | |||
| Harvesting | ||
| 14 anna mature fruits. | |||
| Method of Harvesting: | ||
| By use of Nutan mango harvester with stalk intact be harvested. | |||
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Additional points | ||
Use cultar for regular bearing in Alphonso variety @ 3.0ml per m diameter of plant from 10th year onwards, Remove weeds and loranthus and dead branches, apply 10% Bordeaux paste at the base of trunk up to 1m height. Spray 1% Bordeaux mixture in May-June on rainless days and again during October – November.
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