Rajshahi Correspondent :
As the winter season ended earlier , hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting buds in Rajshahi region..
The blooming 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 mid March in some cases.
Nurul Amin, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), said the farmers have been caring and taking measures to make mango farming successful everywhere.
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.
After witnessing the present condition both the growers and the officials are very optimism over an expected yield of the seasonal fruit.
Senior 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.
Principal Scientific Officer of Regional Horticulture Research Centre (RHRC) in Chapainawabganj Dr Shafiqul Islam 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.
There are around 35 lakh mango trees of different ages on some 23 thousand hectares of land in the region, said the DAE officials concerned.
The number of growing mango trees has been increasing in the region for the last couple of years following rising among all sections of people.
BSS from Chapainawabganj reports: Mango traders expect a good business of mangoes this year as it is the ‘on year’ for the fruit according to its alternate bearing nature.
Meanwhile, a good number of trees have borne flowers and the blooming trees show a good prospect of mangoes this year.
Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)
Abul Kalam Azad told BSS that it is the ‘on year’ for mangoes.
Meanwhile, more than 60 percent trees have borne flowers and if the days remain hot and sunny, the rest of the trees would be in full bloom within a few days, Azad said.
Although last year was the ‘off year’, about 2,41,000 tonnes of mangoes were produced in the district and this year the production is expected to cross the last year’s quantity, he added.
He said in the last year the area of mango orchard was 23,830 hectares and this year it has increased to 24,250 in the district.
Sylhet Correspondent adds: With the advent of the spring and rise in temperature after departure of winter, excellent sprouting of buds in mango trees continues now everywhere in the Sylhet districts amid favourable climatic condition.
Meanwhile, the mango trees in the orchards and homestead areas have started wearing eye-catching look now and excellent sprouting predicts better production of the fruits this year, agriculture officials, experts and scientists said.
Officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Sylhet Horticulture Centre and Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) predicted a brighter prospect for mango production this season as flowering continues excellent.
Horticulture Specialist of the DAE, said sprouting of buds started little late, but excellent, this time following comparatively longer winter and the climatic condition remains suitable now for the process.
