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Israeli agronomists train Tamil Nadu mango growers | Horticulture scientists from Israel are training orchard owners and mango growers in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District to adopt a unique technology to rejuvenate their mango trees for increased and better productivity of the fruits. These agronomists study the trees, which are
over three decades old and suggest pruning of certain parts of the trees, sans
causing any damage. This system has been named Canopy Management System. A portable
pruning machine, a projection of which can be hoisted to a considerable height
is used in this system. "Mango is a major fruit crop of Tamil Nadu. Nearly 1,
00,000 hectares of land is under mango cultivation. The average yield of the state
is nearly eight to 10 metric tonnes per hectare, whereas the average yield of
Israel country is 20 to 25 metric tonnes per hectare. They are getting three times
of yield than us. Hence, we are very much interested to adopt the technologies
that has (have) been followed in Israel ," said Subbian, Joint Director of Horticulture
Department, Krishnagiri. Under the National Horticulture Mission, the Indian government
has procured two machines used in the Canopy Management Pruning System Machine.
These machines boast of multi functions such as plucking fruits to reduce post
harvest losses and spraying insecticides. "We are here to demonstrate the rejuvenation
of old gardens, which are about 57 years old, in a gradual way. We will be rejuvenating
this orchard; we have four different manners (means), which we will be trying
here. This is a test programme between three and seven years, which we will be
following up in collaboration with the Department of Horticulture here," said
Cliff love, an Israeli horticulture scientist. |
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