Production techniques of Mango

Crop

Variety

Technology

Mango

Alphonso

• About 75 g N+20g P2O5+ 70 g K2O/tree/year of age from 1stto 10thorchard years and continuation of the 10th year dose in subsequent years recommended for maximum fruit yield
• Seedlings of nucellar origin from the varieties Vellaikulamban’ for dwarfing effect and ‘Olour’for vigour recommended as rootstocks
• Paclobutrazol (0.25g / tree / year of age) as soil drench during October-Novemberenhanced fruit yield, suppressed excessive vegetative vigour and gave early crop by about a fortnight.
• Continued application of Paclobutrazolfor 3 years found to build up residual influence. Dose needs to be tapered down or discontinued for 1 or 2 years without compromising the beneficial effects
• High density planting at 1111 trees /ha on ‘Olour’ rootstock with Paclobutrazol application from 4thyear at 0.125g / tree/ year of age, stabilized by the 10th year resulted in 6 fold increase in productivity
• Pruning the trees at 5m ht followed by application of 800g N + 300g P2O5 + 1000g K2O + 50 Kg FYM + 3ml (25% EC) Paclobutrazol / m canopy spread recommended for rejuvenation of old and unproductive trees.

Totapuri

• Nitrogen @ 50g along with 8.6g P2O5 and 58.1g K2O / tree/ year of age, stabilized by the 10thyear recommended for good growth and fruit yield under rainfed conditions.