Excellent litchi flowering makes growers happy

RANGPUR: Excellent flowering in the litchi trees amid favourable climatic conditions has made the farmers happy predicting bumper yield of the fleshy fruit this season in the northern districts, reports BSS.
Massive litchi blooming has been continuing amid adequately favourable and the sunny weather that helps better flowering now with the advent of the spring at the eve of departure of the winter everywhere in the region.
According to sources in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), over 70 percent of litchi trees in about 9,200 small, medium and big-sized litchi orchards as well as in the homesteads have been blooming now as the process still continues.
Horticulture Specialist of the DAE at its Rangpur regional office Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam yesterday said commercial litchi cultivation has become popular in recent years bringing self-reliance to hundreds of farmers through farming the fruits.
The farmers have mostly been cultivating high yielding varieties like China-3, ‘Bedana’, Bombay, ‘Mozaffarpuri’ and Madrazi and late variety ‘Kanthali’ litchi on more lands following repeated bumper production and lucrative price.
Mesbahul Islam suggested the farmers to spray 80 percent Sulphur on litchi tress if mite attack is found following rise in temperature during fruit formation stage after budding from mid-March for getting better yield.
He suggested for spraying ‘Mentozeb’ or ‘Propikonazole’ as per recommended dose to prevent powdery nose mildew or anthrax those might attack the young leaves or blooming flower twigs or buds following rise in temperature amid fog or cloudy sky.

Excellent litchi flowering makes growers happy

RANGPUR: Excellent flowering in the litchi trees amid favourable climatic conditions has made the farmers happy predicting bumper yield of the fleshy fruit this season in the northern districts, reports BSS. Massive litchi blooming has been continuing amid adequately favourable and the sunny weather that helps better flowering now with the advent of the spring at the eve of departure of the winter everywhere in the region. According to sources in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), over 70 percent of litchi trees in about 9,200 small, medium and big-sized litchi orchards as well as in the homesteads have been blooming now as the process still continues. Horticulture Specialist of the DAE at its Rangpur regional office Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam yesterday said commercial litchi cultivation has become popular in recent years bringing self-reliance to hundreds of farmers through farming the fruits. The farmers have mostly been cultivating high yielding varieties like China-3, Bedana, Bombay, Mozaffarpuri and Madrazi and late variety Kanthali litchi on more lands following repeated bumper production and lucrative price. Mesbahul Islam suggested the farmers to spray 80 percent Sulphur on litchi tress if mite attack is found following rise in temperature during fruit formation stage after budding from mid-March for getting better yield. He suggested for spraying Mentozeb or Propikonazole as per recommended dose to prevent powdery nose mildew or anthrax those might attack the young leaves or blooming flower twigs or buds following rise in temperature amid fog or cloudy sky.