Excellent mango production likely in N-dists
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
RANGPUR, Feb 22 (BSS): The booming mango flowering at this stage predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the northern region this season, if the climatic conditions remained favourable, experts and scientists said.
Horticulturist Mezbahul Islam 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.
Terming this year as an 'On Year' for mango, the scientists, experts and officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and other agriculture related departments, organisations, and agronomists predicted better mango yields this time.
They said that over 65 percent mango trees have already massively bloomed and the process still continues amid suitable climatic conditions and expected over 90 per cent flowering this season by the first week of the next month.
The farmers have already started taking extensive preparations, cares and measures to make mango farming successful this year in their orchards, homesteads and everywhere, Additional Director of the DAE Mohsin Ali said. He suggested the farmers 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.
Agri-scientist Dr MA Mazid hoped for a bumper mango production following massive blooms if the climatic conditions, fluctuations in temperatures, rainfalls, attack by pests and insects remain normal for the next few months.
If the extents of seasonal nor'westers remain within the tolerable limits, there is a huge possibility of achieving a record bumper production of all varieties mango this season, the experts predicted. According to the DAE sources, there are about 4.5 million mango trees of different ages and varieties on some 35,000 hectares in the region with creation of many mango orchards and increased mango farming in the homesteads in recent years.
Horticulturist Mezbahul Islam 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.
Terming this year as an 'On Year' for mango, the scientists, experts and officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and other agriculture related departments, organisations, and agronomists predicted better mango yields this time.
They said that over 65 percent mango trees have already massively bloomed and the process still continues amid suitable climatic conditions and expected over 90 per cent flowering this season by the first week of the next month.
The farmers have already started taking extensive preparations, cares and measures to make mango farming successful this year in their orchards, homesteads and everywhere, Additional Director of the DAE Mohsin Ali said. He suggested the farmers 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.
Agri-scientist Dr MA Mazid hoped for a bumper mango production following massive blooms if the climatic conditions, fluctuations in temperatures, rainfalls, attack by pests and insects remain normal for the next few months.
If the extents of seasonal nor'westers remain within the tolerable limits, there is a huge possibility of achieving a record bumper production of all varieties mango this season, the experts predicted. According to the DAE sources, there are about 4.5 million mango trees of different ages and varieties on some 35,000 hectares in the region with creation of many mango orchards and increased mango farming in the homesteads in recent years.