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Assessment of pre harvest fruit bagging to manage pests of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Benishan

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Title Assessment of pre harvest fruit bagging to manage pests of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Benishan
 
Creator Ravuri, Prasanna Lakshmi
Deva, Sahaja
Jyosthna, M K
Nagamani, C
Raghavendra, K
 
Subject Mango, fruit bagging, fruit fly, bacterial black spot, yield and quality.
 
Description Mango commonly known as king of fruits in India is reported to be affected by 188 species of insects in India. Pest and disease incidence in mango mainly starts from flowering stage and continues till harvesting. Farmers generally rely upon pesticides to control the pests and diseases of mango but over a period of time, due to poor management practices and changing climatic conditions, pest incidence in mango increased rapidly which in turn increased number of pesticide sprayings. This resulted in increased production cost and pesticide residues on fruit which is a major hurdle for mango export and also few pests like fruit fly cannot be controlled by insecticides alone. Hence, an on-farm trial was conducted during summer, 2022 to assess the performance of fruit bags in reducing pests and diseases of mango against farmer’s practice i.e., spraying of pesticides. Fruit bagging method effectively controlled fruit fly, thrips and bacterial black spot disease whereas, in farmers practice, 11.28%, 2.17% and 23.22% incidence were recorded respectively despite of regular sprayings. There was a significant difference between fruit bagging and farmers practice and fruit bagging method found to be best in reducing pest and disease incidence. Highest yield was recorded in fruit bagging i.e. 9 t / ha whereas, in farmers practice it was 7.5 t /ha. Even though cost of production was high in fruit bagging i.e., Rs.104000/- hectare, due to good market price to bagged fruits, farmers got more net returns i.e., Rs.3,42,300/- hectare. Reduced sweetness in the fruit and difficulty in bagging of all the fruits in older trees are the cons in fruit bagging method. Overall, pre harvest fruit bagging found to be one of the best management practice in mango which not only reduces pest and disease incidence but also to get higher yield and quality fruits.
 
Publisher Plant Protection Association of India
 
Date 2024-07-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJPP/article/view/153288
 
Source Indian Journal of Plant Protection; Vol. 51 No. 1,2&3 (2023): Indian Journal of Plant Protection; 09-12
0253-4355
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJPP/article/view/153288/54972
 
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