When dense canopies are harvested in a scientific manner, not only the yield increases over the years but the size of the fruit also increases.
It is a technology designed for 'mango rejuvenation' and can help growers increase their yield and income.
CISH claims that in Malihabad, at least 80 per cent of the mango trees have reached a stage where they bear less fruit or do not bear fruit at all because they have grown excessively large and are undemanding to the requisite amount of sun. Are deprived of.
The branches of tall trees are entangled with each other, due to which sunlight cannot reach the lower branches. There is no fixed age of mango tree.For example, the mother tree of Dussehri in Kakori is hundreds of years old and is still bearing fruits.
Canopy management will keep them in productive condition for years.
Dr Sushil Kumar Shukla, Principal Scientist, Horticulture, CISH, said, “The mango orchards in Malihabad, the mango belt of Lucknow, famous for Dussehri, look more like mango forests than orchards as the trees are tall, crowded and dense. Are. "Canopy management exposes branches to sunlight, the greatest requirement for fruit formation."
Mango trees develop panicles (branched clusters of flowers) by mid-February, before which the dense canopy needs to be cut back.CISH trains farmers in this technique as the canopies need to be cut scientifically and not haphazardly.
The canopy will need to be managed regularly for three years and techniques will vary for orchards of different ages. After three years, the tree will rejuvenate and start sprouting new branches which will increase production. The average yield of a healthy mango tree is more than 100 kg of fruits.
Regular pruning of branches will reduce the height of the tree by at least 50 percent but will greatly increase the size of the fruit.The weight of a healthy fruit should ideally be at least 250 grams.
“The biggest advantage of this technique is that the damage by the stem borer is negligible in this case. In this way tall, old and unproductive trees can be dwarfed and made productive,” said Shukla.
However, rejuvenation work requires permission from the forest department to cut trees, which takes time. He said, “Research work on mango rejuvenation is still going on at the institute to develop new techniques of mango canopy management."
It is a technology designed for 'mango rejuvenation' and can help growers increase their yield and income.
CISH claims that in Malihabad, at least 80 per cent of the mango trees have reached a stage where they bear less fruit or do not bear fruit at all because they have grown excessively large and are undemanding to the requisite amount of sun. Are deprived of.
The branches of tall trees are entangled with each other, due to which sunlight cannot reach the lower branches. There is no fixed age of mango tree.For example, the mother tree of Dussehri in Kakori is hundreds of years old and is still bearing fruits.
Canopy management will keep them in productive condition for years.
Dr Sushil Kumar Shukla, Principal Scientist, Horticulture, CISH, said, “The mango orchards in Malihabad, the mango belt of Lucknow, famous for Dussehri, look more like mango forests than orchards as the trees are tall, crowded and dense. Are. "Canopy management exposes branches to sunlight, the greatest requirement for fruit formation."
Mango trees develop panicles (branched clusters of flowers) by mid-February, before which the dense canopy needs to be cut back.CISH trains farmers in this technique as the canopies need to be cut scientifically and not haphazardly.
The canopy will need to be managed regularly for three years and techniques will vary for orchards of different ages. After three years, the tree will rejuvenate and start sprouting new branches which will increase production. The average yield of a healthy mango tree is more than 100 kg of fruits.
Regular pruning of branches will reduce the height of the tree by at least 50 percent but will greatly increase the size of the fruit.The weight of a healthy fruit should ideally be at least 250 grams.
“The biggest advantage of this technique is that the damage by the stem borer is negligible in this case. In this way tall, old and unproductive trees can be dwarfed and made productive,” said Shukla.
However, rejuvenation work requires permission from the forest department to cut trees, which takes time. He said, “Research work on mango rejuvenation is still going on at the institute to develop new techniques of mango canopy management."
