RANGPUR, Apr 1 (BSS): The process of tender mango formation has begun smoothly amid favourable climatic condition predicting bumper production of the most popular fruits in the northern districts this season.
The fruit setting stage is progressing now well and the mango trees have started wearing eye-catching looks in the orchards, gardens and homestead areas under favourable climatic condition.
According to official sources in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and Horticulture Centres of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), over 85 percent mango trees have bloomed during this season on an average.
Talking to BSS, Horticulture Specialist Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam of the DAE said the fruit setting stage is progressing well and farmers are contacting the officials and experts to take extensive care for better growth of the tender mangoes.
He suggested the farmers for proper nursing of their orchards and gardens at this stage and controlling pests' attacks, if any with temperature rise, by mango hoppers now, or sometime later by weevil or other insects for better mango production.
He said the farmers could spray insecticides of the Delta Methrin or Cyper groups at recommended dose or suggested level to the smaller sized growing mangoes for combating mango hoppers at this stage.
The farmers could spray Sevin 85 wp (wait-able powder) group pesticides with water at the recommended dose at suggested levels to the growing mangoes sometime later if the temperature rises during the fruit formation process.
Smooth formation predicts bumper mango production
FE Team | Published: April 02, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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