Expert Advisory Details

To prevent the fruits from diseases in summer, use these methods

Fruit drop is increasing with rise in temperature. Continuously keep the soil moist in peach and plum orchards. In citrus, litchi and mango apply light and frequent irrigations.

• Spray gibberellic acid @ 1.0 g per 100 litres of water for management of fruit drop in Kinnow. Dissolve gibberellic acid in 10-20 ml of alcohol before adding to water.
• Zinc sulphate @ 4.7 g and Manganese sulphate @ 3.3 g per litre of water can be sprayed in citrus plantation.
• Regularly remove the suckers arising from the root-stock portion of newly planted fruit plants.
• For management of fruit drop in mango, spray 2, 4-D sodium salt @ 2.0 g 100 litres of water. Dissolve 2,4-D in 10-20 ml of alcohol before adding to water. Avoid its spray if orchard is planted with vegetables or broad leaf crops.
• In pear orchards, mulching with 10 cm thick layer of paddy straw can be done to suppress weeds and conserve moisture during summer season.
• For management of citrus psylla and aphids in Citrus, spray 200ml Crocodile/Confidor 17.8SL (imidacloprid) or 160 ml Actara /Dotara 25 WG (thiamethoxam) or 6.25 litres MAK HMO (Horticulture Mineral oil) in 500 litres of water per acre. There should not be any water stress in the orchard at the time of spray of MAK HMO.