High Density Mango and Ultra High Density Plantation Per Acre, Yield In India
Introduction toHigh Density Mango Plantation
Mango is an evergreen tree in the family Anacardiaceae has grown for its edible fruit and it is one of the most important cultivated fruits of the tropical world. The botanical name of Mango is Mangifera indica. The leaves of the Mango tree are shiny and dark green. They are elliptical or lanceolate with long petioles and a leathery texture. The fruit is roughly oval, with uneven sides. India contributes about 60% that means 9.5 million tonnes in the world Mango production (15.7 million tonnes). Mango contributes about 40% of national fruit production (22.168 million tonnes). The principle of HDP;
Firstly, to make the best use of vertical and horizontal space and
To harness maximum possible returns per unit of inputs and some resources.
Mango comes first among the top-rated delicious fruits; farmers are used to getting considerable income. Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Bihar, and Gujrat are the important Mango producing states in India. In recent years, High Density planting system in Mango trees is becoming popular among investors due to their high yielding potential. Because of great utility, the Mango tree occupied a pre-eminent place amongst the fruit crops grown in India. India produces the world’s largest tonnage of Mango.
A Step-by-Step Guide to High Density Mango Plantation in India
High Density Mango Plantation (Image source: Pixabay)
HDP technology is one of the improved production technologies to achieve the objective of;
Enhanced productivity of fruit crops.
Yield and quality of the produce.
It mainly aims to achieve the twin requisites of productivity by maintaining a balance between vegetative and reproductive load.
Advantages of High Density Mango Plantation
It increases yield and improves fruit quality.
It reduces labor cost resulting in low cost of production.
Enables the mechanization of fruit crop production.
Facilitates more efficient use of fertilizers, water, solar radiation, fungicides, and weedicides.
Best utilization of land and resources.
Quality production of fruit crops.
Increase in yield per unit area.
Easy for intercultural, plant protection, and harvesting.
Obtain export quality of the harvest.
It is profitable compared to traditional Mango cultivation
Requires proper fertigation and irrigation, preferably drip.
More maintenance than traditional Mango cultivation.
Better yield.
Easy to harvest as tree height is controlled.
Less labor-intensive
Good sunlight and air penetration
Better fruits (quality and quantity)
Components of High Density Planting
Mango Saplings (Pic credit: Pixabay)
The components of High Density planting are;
Use of dwarf scion varieties.
Adopting dwarfing rootstock and inter-stocks.
Efficient training and pruning.
Use of plant growth regulating chemicals.
Suitable crop management practices.
In the Mango plantation,
Amrapali at 2.5x 2.5 m in triangular system accommodation of 1600 plants
Dashehari at 3.0 X 2.5 m in square system accommodation of 1333 plants per hectare
In Amrapali, the increase in yield per hectare was 2.5 times that of the low-density planting. In Dashehari, the average yield in HDP is about 9.6 tonnes.
This yield can be improved in alternate bearing cultivars such as Dashehari, Chausa, and Bombay Green through the application of growth retardants like Paclobutrazol.
