Mango sprouting creates eye-catching looks in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj

FE Team | Published: February 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

RAJSHAHI, Feb 27 (BSS): As the winter season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting buds in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit.
The blooming mango flowering at this stage predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the region this season, if the climatic condition remains favourable till its harvesting, experts and scientists said.
Horticulturist Monzurul Huda said that the prevailing climatic conditions are suitable for mango flowering and budding and thousands of mango trees have already worn eye-catching looks with huge blooms.
Around 55 to 60 percent mango trees have already been sprouted buds in Chapainawabgonj while 65 to 70 percent in Rajshahi as the suitable climate has been prevailing for the farming and the rest trees are expected to be sprouted by mid March in some cases.
Nurul Amin, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), said the farmers have been caring and taking measures to make mango farming successful everywhere.
The farmers should have to contact with the agriculture officers at the field levels and control the attacks by hoppers and some other pests' attacks on the mango flowers, if any, for better mango formations and productions.
After witnessing the present condition both the growers and the officials are very optimism over an expected yield of the seasonal fruit.
Senior Scientific Officer of Fruit Research Station Alim Uddin said the flowering began at the end of January and will continue till mid-March when the winter atmosphere will be ended completely.
"Buds started appearing in mango trees in the mango orchards in Chapainawabgonj this season before ending winter," said Nurul Islam, a mango grower of Shibganj under Chapainawabganj.
Principal Scientific Officer of Regional Horticulture Research Centre (RHRC) in Chapainawabganj Dr Shafiqul Islam mentioned that most of the commercial varieties of mango in the region are known as alternative or irregular varieties because they have the maximum yield after each alternative year.