BSS, Rajshahi :
As the winter says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started flowering during the last couple of weeks like the previous years in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit.
The flourishing 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.
Horticulturist Monzurul Huda said that 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.
Around 55 to 60 percent mango trees have already been sprouted buds in Chapainawabgonj while 65 to 70 percent in Rajshahi as the suitable climate has been prevailing for the farming and the rest trees are expected to be sprouted by this month end in some cases.
Dev Dulal Dhali, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), said the farmers have been caring and taking measures to make mango farming successful everywhere.
He, however, says the farmers should have to contact with the agriculture officers at the field levels and control the attacks by hoppers and some other pests’ attacks on the mango flowers, if any, for better mango formations and productions.
Both the growers and the officials are very optimism over an expected yield of the seasonal fruit witnessing the present condition.
Principal Scientific Officer of Fruit Research Station Alim Uddin said the flowering began at the end of January and will continue till mid-March when the winter atmosphere will be ended completely.
“Buds started appearing in mango trees in the mango orchards in Chapainawabgonj this season before ending winter,” said Nurul Islam, a mango grower of Shibganj under Chapainawabganj.
He mentioned that 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.
Dr Alim says there are around 35 lakh mango trees of different ages on some 23 thousand hectares of land in the region. 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, commands 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.
The farmers and villagers have been showing more interests in mango farming, one of the most important seasonal cash crops of the region in recent years with a view to increasing its productions and achieve economic wellbeing.
With expansion of mango farming everywhere in the region, large numbers of people are engaged in different jobs from nursing to marketing every year during the whole mango season.
The region has long been producing more than 100 varieties of mangoes, including the sweetest ones like Gopalbhog, Langra, Fazli, Khirsapat, Mohanbhog and Lakhna.
Mango growers are accustomed to produce the native varieties in traditional methods instead of using scientific system to grow newly developed varieties.
Dr Alim urged the concerned scientists, researchers and extension workers to come forward with more practical approaches to help massive cultivation of both exotic and locally developed alternate bearing varieties in the country.
The country can emerge as a mango exporting nation in near future if the prospects in the mango farming sector are properly utilized and explored.
As the winter says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started flowering during the last couple of weeks like the previous years in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit.
The flourishing 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.
Horticulturist Monzurul Huda said that 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.
Around 55 to 60 percent mango trees have already been sprouted buds in Chapainawabgonj while 65 to 70 percent in Rajshahi as the suitable climate has been prevailing for the farming and the rest trees are expected to be sprouted by this month end in some cases.
Dev Dulal Dhali, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), said the farmers have been caring and taking measures to make mango farming successful everywhere.
He, however, says the farmers should have to contact with the agriculture officers at the field levels and control the attacks by hoppers and some other pests’ attacks on the mango flowers, if any, for better mango formations and productions.
Both the growers and the officials are very optimism over an expected yield of the seasonal fruit witnessing the present condition.
Principal Scientific Officer of Fruit Research Station Alim Uddin said the flowering began at the end of January and will continue till mid-March when the winter atmosphere will be ended completely.
“Buds started appearing in mango trees in the mango orchards in Chapainawabgonj this season before ending winter,” said Nurul Islam, a mango grower of Shibganj under Chapainawabganj.
He mentioned that 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.
Dr Alim says there are around 35 lakh mango trees of different ages on some 23 thousand hectares of land in the region. 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, commands 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.
The farmers and villagers have been showing more interests in mango farming, one of the most important seasonal cash crops of the region in recent years with a view to increasing its productions and achieve economic wellbeing.
With expansion of mango farming everywhere in the region, large numbers of people are engaged in different jobs from nursing to marketing every year during the whole mango season.
The region has long been producing more than 100 varieties of mangoes, including the sweetest ones like Gopalbhog, Langra, Fazli, Khirsapat, Mohanbhog and Lakhna.
Mango growers are accustomed to produce the native varieties in traditional methods instead of using scientific system to grow newly developed varieties.
Dr Alim urged the concerned scientists, researchers and extension workers to come forward with more practical approaches to help massive cultivation of both exotic and locally developed alternate bearing varieties in the country.
The country can emerge as a mango exporting nation in near future if the prospects in the mango farming sector are properly utilized and explored.
