RANGPUR, Feb 28, 2018 (BSS) – With advent of the spring after winter, the mango trees come into blossom in abundance amid favorable climatic condition in all eight northern districts under Rangpur division.
“The mango trees are taking eye-catching looks with massive sprouting predicting a brighter prospect for bumper production of the fruit this season,” said Horticulture Specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) here Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam today.
He said the process of sprouting of buds in the mango trees started little late this season following comparatively longer winter as the climatic condition remained suitable so far for the process.
“Around 75 per cent of the mango trees have already bloomed predicting around 90 per cent sprouting by the first week of March due to favourable climatic condition this season,” he said.
Islam added there are about five million fruit- giving mango trees on 38,000 hectares of land in all eight districts under Rangpur division and the number continues increasing every year following expansion of commercial basis mango cultivation.
Rangpur Regional Farm Broadcasting Officer of Agriculture Information Service Agriculturist Md Abu Sayem said the farmers have started taking extensive preparation, care and measure so that mango could grow in huge quantity.
“Cultivation of mango is expanding every year in the northern region as the farmers are showing more interests on commercial basis farming of the popular fruit after getting repeated bumper production with lucrative price in recent years,” Sayem added.
Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office Md Moniruzzaman said popular mango varieties like ‘Gopalbhog’, ‘Haribhanga’, ‘Lengra’, ‘Fazlee’, ‘Nakfazlee’, ‘Khirsapati’, ‘Mohanbhog’, ‘Chyatapori’, ‘Lakhna’ and ‘Amrapali’ are grown largely.
Predicting excellent sprouting this season amid prevailing favourable climatic condition, he suggested the farmers to contact with field level agriculture officers and control the attacks by hoppers and other pests on mango flowers for better mango production.
Regional Additional Director of DAE Shah Alam laid emphasis on evolving newer high yielding varieties and adopting latest technologies to further increase mango production.
“If the climatic condition, fluctuation in temperatures, rainfall, attack by pests and insects remained within tolerable limits during the next few months, bumper mango yield will come into true this season,” Alam hoped.