Expert Advisory Details

Advisory for Fruit Crop

Fruit Crop:-

• Remove the all the bushes from the orchards and collect them in a corner out o the orchards or in a courtyard for self use or destroy them.
• Continue the picking of apple fruit and finish as soon possible and keep the orchards neat and clean. 
• Keep the basins of the plants free from weeds and well drained.
• The ensuing weather is conducive for the attack of leaf minor in new growth of citrus.
• For its control, spray recommended chemicals.
• Keep an eye on the mealy bug pest.
• If a termite outbreak appears on the trees, sprinkle recommended chemicals.
• In litchi fruit borer is expected in such weather for control spray recommended chemicals.
• Farmers are advised to make a layer of grass mulching of six inch thickness in the basins of temperate fruits.

In Mid Hills:

Fruit Crop:- Pomegrante, Apple Stage: harvesting/Peaking

• After breaking of shoots, foliar spray of 0.5 per cent ZnSO4 should be applied
• Right time for plantation of evergreen fruit plants.
• Half dose of nutrients should be applied to the evergreen fruit plants like Mango, Citrus and Litchi.
• When weather becomes clear & dry farmers are advised to control the scab in apple farmers are advised to do the spray of Propinab (600 g) @ 200 ltr of water.
• In temperate fruit nursery plants operation of single stemming, removal of weeds and application of irrigation at alternate days.
• Be careful the green grass, rotten grass not to be used for this mulching.

In High hills:

Apple (Stage –Fruit Development Walnut Size)

• Maintain mulch in basin for prolonged moisture retention
• Micronutrient spray should be done.
• Spray Fenazaquin 50 ml or Propargite 200 ml in 200litre of water for Mites in apple.