Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Saving Mango Fruits
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Pest and Disease Management |
| Crop | Mango |
| Crop Family | Anacardiaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Mangifera indica) |
| Vernacular Name | Mango Tree |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | leaves of bastard teak (Butea monosperma) |
| Details of Innovation | Summer is the season of arrival of luscious mango (Mangifera indica) fruits in the market. The Kesar variety of mango grown in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat is known worldwide for its taste and smell. The mango season coincides with the scorching summer. When the mangoes are in the ripening stage, direct sunlight burns the fruits, resulting in burn patches. To protect the mango fruit from heat and prevent patch forming, orchard farmer, Tulsibhai Jivanbhai from Bhavnagar district of Gujarat has a very simple solution. He covers the mango fruits with rolled-up bastard teak (Butea monosperma) leaves. As the bastard teak leaves are large, these cover the whole fruit. Tulsibhai has experienced that this method gives 60% protection to his mango crop. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Tulasibhai Jivanbhai Gohil |
|---|---|
| City / District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | At sosiya Talaja Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364150 |
| PAS_1 | "Heat Treatment Inhibits Mango Chilling Injury."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267924221_Heat_Treatment_Inhibits_Mango_Chilling_Injury |
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| PAS_2 | "EFFECT OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRUIT DROP AND SPONGY USSUE IN ALPHONSO MANGO."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328096621_EFFECT_OF_HIGH_TEMPERATURES_ON_FRUIT_DROP_AND_SPONGY_USSUE_IN_ALPHONSO_MANGO |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000787 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar- 96/1 (Lok/3/2) |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/705 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar- 96/1 (Lok/3/2) |
| Scout | HBN |