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16%8%
7%
12%11%
46%
24%
9%
9%
7%9%
42%
RYKMultanBhawalpurMirpurkhasHyderabadOther
Major Districts of Mango in Pakistan (Area & Production)
Production
Area
REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE OF MANGO
May – AugustSindh
July - OctPunjab
Jan – MarchSindh
15 Feb – AprilPunjab
0.001 % Fruit Harvest
MANGO PHENOLOGY
June - October
Feb – April
Yes
Rare Dec - Feb
Punjab
May - AugustHarvesting
Jan -March
Flowering & Fruit Set
NoDormancy
Round the YearFlushing
SindhStage
MANGO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
1-
1 – 2 1 – 2
--
300 – 450 mmActual
3 – 43 – 42 – 3 2 – 3 0.5
0.15
Fertilizer (kg)SSPSOP
UREA (PB)UREA (FS)
ZincBoran
500 -750 mmAnnual Crop Water Demand
Recommended Technology
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MANGO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Deep By TractorShallow Inter culturing
negligible1
82
Fruit Fly TrapsSpray
12 Spray / ApplicationPowdery Mildew
and Anthracnose
-
Actual
1 – 2 Spray of BM
Fungicide
Recommended Technology
PLANTING MATERIAL
Not FollowedNursery Management
Not Followed Compatibility of Sign with Root Stock
Nil Disease / Pest Screening
Not KnownSeed Source
Wholesale Market 4%
Contractor90%
AssemblyMarket 1%
Terminal Market 5%
Local Indust.2%
CommissionAgents 94%
Exporters1%
LocalMarket 3%
Retailers5%
Exporters10%
Wholesale70%
LocalIndust. 5%
England5%
Dubai91%
Shopkeeper Retailer
Mango Shake 5% Retailers 85%
Consumers Consumers
Mango Grower 100%
OthersMarket 3%
Singapore4%
Consumers 5%
Consumers Consumers
MARKETING CHANNELS OF MANGO IN SINDH
IMPROVEMENTS OF QUALITY One Tehsil in Sindh & One in Punjab be declared as Export Target Area.
Irrigation Supply Should be Ensured.
Farmers Associations Should be Formed.
Farmer Field Schools.
YIELD IMPROVEMENTS
The Present average Yield of 20 – 25 Years old Tree is 6md / tree.
There are trees at Sindh Horticulture Research Institute Mirpurkhas which Produced 28 – 30 md / tree.
Ultra close Spacing.
Partial Close Spacing.
NEW VARIETIESWe should focus on Sindhri.
Try to bring quality improvements
Swarnarika is a good, but late variety
Early Varieties under ultra Density
- Fruit Fly Attack- Lower Price
POST HARVESTPre cooling
Hydro Cooling.
Forced Air Cooling
Hot Water Treatment.
Ripening.
Packing Plant.
Refer Container.
Direct Exports.