Pruning the trees at 5 m height followed by application of 800 g N + 300 g P2O5 + 1000 g K2O + 50 kg FYM + 4 g paclobutrazol / tree recommended as rejuvenation package for old and unproductive Alphonso mango trees. |
Nucellar seedlings of ‘Vellaikulumban’ and ‘Olour’ varieties are identified as potential rootstocks for intensive cultivation of ‘Alphonso’ mango. |
Major nutrient requirements for rainfed Totapuri mango worked out. |
Integrated water and nutrient management technology for banana, grapes, mango, acid lime and sapota, based on the growth stages of the crop as well as its nutrient needs finalized. |
Tatura trellis recommended for maximizing fruit yield in Kavery passion fruit. |
Pre-pruning spray of 3% thiourea, a day before pruning half of shoots of the tree to six secondaries and the rest to previous season’s growth is recommended for ber. |
A pre-harvest spray of 1.25 ml lit-1 Combine + 25 ppm GA sprayed at 30 days after last hand emergence increased the finger size, yield and quality of Ney Poovan fruits. |
Annual application of paclobutrazol (0.25 g a.i / tree / year of age) as soil drench during September-October found suitable. |
Major nutrient requirements of Alphonso mango under rainfed conditions worked out. |
Halting of canes to 4th and 5th node and developing single sub-cane per cane recommended for obtaining good quality bunch and fruit attributes in Flame Seedless and Sharad Seedless respectively. |
Fertigation schedules to increase the fertilizer use efficiency by 20-25% in banana, grapes, pomegranate and mango were developed. |
Fertilizer dose of 900g N + 600g P2O5 + 600 g K2O / tree / year recommended for Sardar guava. |
Cultivation Technology of Milky Mushroom |
Fertilizer doses for Thompson Seedless and Anab-e-Shahi grapes (300:300:800 and 500:219:830 kg/ha/year), their split application and their appropriate placement were recommended. |
Application of 25 ppm GA and 10 ppm 6 BA as post bloom dipping at 4mm berry stage and GA 25 ppm alone at 8 mm berry stage for attaining desired berry size and quality in seedless grape varieties evolved. |
For Robusta banana, N and K2O at 200 g each/plant were found best for the main crop. For the first ratoon crop, N at 100 g and K2O at 200 g/plant and for the second ratoon crop both these nutrients at 50 g each/plant are advocated. |
High Plant density of 4400 plants (1.5 x 1.5 m spacing) giving fruit yields of 120 and 100 t / ha respectively was advocated for cvs. Robusta and Dwarf Cavendish. For cv. Ney poovan, a plant population of 5120 plants / ha (1.5 x 1.5 m triangle planting) |
Petiole of 6th leaf from top was found most ideal for nutritional diagnosis in papaya. |
A fertilizer dose of 250 g N, 250 g P2O5 and 500 g K2O / plant / year recommended to be applied in six equal splits at bi-monthly intervals for cv. Coorg Honey Dew papaya. |
Spacing of 1.2 m x 1.8 m (4629 plants/ha) is best for maximizing fruit yield (146 t/ha over three year period) for cv. Coorg Honey Dew papaya. |