RAJSHAHI, Feb 24, 2019 (BSS)- Like the previous years, as the winter
season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started
sprouting buds in Rajshahi region.
The blooming mango flowering at this stage predicts an excellent
production of the most popular fruit in the region this season, if the
climatic condition remains favourable till its harvesting, experts and
scientists said.
Principal Scientific Officer of Fruit Research Station Dr Alim Uddin
said the prevailing climatic conditions are suitable for mango flowering and
budding and thousands of mango trees have already worn eye-catching looks
with huge blooms. Flowering began in the mid January and will continue till
mid-March.
He said the mango trees are taking eye-catching looks with massive
sprouting predicting a brighter prospect for bumper production of the fruit
this season. Around 55 to 60 percent mango trees have already sprouted buds
in Chapainawabganj while 65 to 70 percent in Rajshahi as a suitable climate
has been prevailing for farming. The remaining trees are expected to sprout
by mid-March in some cases.
Shamsul Haque, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension
(DAE), said the farmers have been caring and taking measures to make mango
farming successful everywhere.
The farmers should contact the agriculture officers at the field levels and
control the possible attacks by hoppers and some other pest attacks on the
mango flowers, if any, for better mango formations and productions.
After witnessing the present condition, both the growers and the
officials are very much optimistic about high yield of the seasonal fruit.
“Buds started appearing in mango trees in the mango orchards in
Chapainawabganj this season before the end of winter,” said Nurul Islam, a
mango grower of Shibganj of the district.
Dr Alim Islam said most of the commercial varieties of mango in the
region are known as alternative or irregular varieties because they have the
maximum yield after each alternative year.
He added many of the trees were bloomed very early this year. But extent
of flowering was comparatively less than normal sprouting trend. There are
around 35 lakh mango trees of different ages on some 23 thousand hectares of
land in the region, said the DAE officials concerned.
The number of growing mango trees has been increasing in the region for
the last couple of years. Mango, the leading seasonal cash crop of the
northwestern region, vitalizes the overall economy of Rajshahi and
Chapainawabganj districts.
Farming of mango has been increasing every year and the gardeners are
earning huge profits by cultivating high yielding and hybrid varieties like
Amropali side by side with the traditional and popular indigenous varieties.