Practice Name:

Dropping of Flowers In Mango

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop	Mango
Crop Family	Anacardiaceae
Scientific Name	(Mangifera indica)
Vernacular Name	Mango Tree
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Buttermilk and salt are mixed and pour it in the trench surrounding the tree.
Details of Innovation	A circular trench is dug at a distance of one foot from the tree trunk at the time of flowering. Approximately 60-80 litres buttermilk and two kg of salt are mixed and poured into the trench surrounding the tree. After an hour or so when the buttermilk gets absorbed, fresh water is added to the trench. The practice is repeated after a week or so. This practice reduces dropping of flowers and improves quality of mango.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Thakor Mangaji Dudhaji
District	Banaskantha
KVK District	t Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address	Banaskantha. , Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	385001

PAS_1	"Mango hopper manage Ment By Ipm practices including insecti -Cides, botanicals And Cultural practices" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328717854_MANGO_HOP_PER_MANAGEMENT_ BY_IPM_PRACTICES_INCLUDING_INSECTICIDES_BOTANI_CALS_AND_CULT URAL_PRACTICES/link/5bdd4132a6fdcc3a8db9cf74/download
PAS_2	"Mango flower and fruit drop,Control,Causes and methods."https://www.agrifarming.in/mango-flower-and-fruit-drop-causes-control-methods
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0020000000410
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/158
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	385001