This annual report focuses on the research achievements in crop improvement and biotechnology, crop production, crop protection and postharvest management of mango and guava crops in India. Information on technology assessment and transfer, human resource development and consultancy, patents and...

An experiment on the effect of crop regulation practices on Guava fruit crops was conducted during 2016-17 and 2017-18. The results revealed maximum and statistically higher yield (119.73 q/ha.), gross return (Rs 32925 per hectare) and Net return (Rs230529 per hectare) under application of 800 PPM...

This annual report summarizes the research activities of the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India) in 2015-16, focusing on the latest developments in the fields of crop improvement and biotechnology, crop production, crop protection (from diseases and pests) ...

Branches of guava were air-layered by ringing (removing a 3-cm long strip of bark) and treating the upper part of the ring with lanolin paste containing either IBA or NAA at 1000, 2000 or 3000 p.p.m. The area was then covered with sawdust and wrapped with either white or black polyethylene. Using...

The effects of various rooting media, type of stem cuttings, and growth regulators on the rooting and growth of pomegranate (cv. Ganesh) were studied in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India, during 2000-01. The percentage of cutting survival, number of sprouts per cutting, length of sprout, number of roots...

Estimates of banana yield ranged between 358 quintal/ha and 464 quintal/ha, and those of expenditure between Rs 4995/ha and Rs 5518/ha, according to the prevailing labour rates and material inputs in Gujarat state, India. Input cost was Rs 18.76/quintal for Bashrehi variety cultivation and Rs...

The lycaenid Virachola isocrates [Deudorix isocrates] laid eggs singly on orange fruits in Madhya Pradesh, India. The tiny larvae bored into the fruits and fed voraciously. Premature yellowing was observed in infested fruits, leading to rejection of the fruits for the market. Pupation took place in ...

Production and quality of 9 mango cultivars were studied during 1980-89 at I.G.K.V. Fruit Research Station, Bilaspur. High fruit yields were recorded in Langra Banarsi, Langra Rewa, Dashehari and Alphonso (132.11, 122.27, 109.08 and 105.98 kg/plant, respectively). Malda produced the heaviest fruits ...

A field experiment was conducted during 1997 at Anta, Rajasthan, India. A spray of 200 ppm Ethrel [ethephon] applied at 07.00-08.00 h at the 2- and 4-leaf stage advanced flowering and fruiting by 11 days and increased the number of fruits/vine and marketable yield. Application at noon was the least ...