Untimely rains, hailstorms injury 20 per cent of mango crop in nation, says ICAR
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NEW DELHI: The mango crop within the nation has been broken as much as 20 per cent due to premature rains, hailstorms and robust winds, in line with senior ICAR officers.
Many mango growers mentioned the injury has been big in North India as a result of hailstorms and thunderstorms.
Mango is a vital fruit crop in India and is popularly referred to as the ‘King of Fruits’.
India is a serious mango-growing nation, contributing almost 42 per cent of the world’s manufacturing.
Since the previous couple of days, unseasonal rains, hailstorms and gusty winds as a result of western disturbance have impacted each foodgrain and horticultural crops in some components of the nation.
“First untimely rains did not cause damage, but later rains and hailstorm have badly impacted the mango crop. We anticipate the total damage to be about 20 per cent as of now,” Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Deputy Director General (Horticulture) A Ok Singh instructed PTI.
The frequency of the mango crop loss has been extra in North India, particularly Uttar Pradesh which is a number one mango-producing state within the nation.
The anticipated mango crop loss in North India alone is about 30 per cent, whereas in South India the injury is lower than 8 per cent, he mentioned.
However, the contemporary knowledge is awaited from states, he added.
Lucknow-based mango grower Upendra Singh, who owns a 5-hectare mango orchard, mentioned, “There has been up to 75 per cent damage due to hailstorm in Maal-Malihabad mango hub area. In places where there was only untimely rains and no hailstorm, the damage has been less. The mango crop condition till March 19 was best in last 30 years. From March 20, unseasonal rains and hail have brought huge damage,” he mentioned and added that prime moisture throughout flowering stage has led to black fungus.
Tafari Farmer Producer Company Director Atul Kumar Awasthi mentioned, “Fruits had set in but strong thunderstorms and strong wind led to fruit drops and the crop damage is estimated to be about 25 per cent.”
The excessive moisture has precipitated pest infestation in mango bushes in some components.
This will have an effect on the supply of high quality mangoes for export functions, he mentioned.
ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture Director T Damodaran mentioned there was as much as 50 per cent injury in Maal-Malihabad belt bordering Sitapur district primarily due to thunderstorms and hailstorms.
Otherwise, the crop situation is “very good” in six out of seven main mango-growing districts together with Lucknow, Hardoi, Kushinagar, Gorakpur, Aligarh, Saharanpur and Barabanki, he mentioned.
The nation’s mango manufacturing was at 210 lakh tonne in 2021-22 crop 12 months (July-June), as towards 203.86 lakh tonne within the earlier 12 months, as per the federal government’s estimate.
NEW DELHI: The mango crop within the nation has been broken as much as 20 per cent due to premature rains, hailstorms and robust winds, in line with senior ICAR officers.
Many mango growers mentioned the injury has been big in North India as a result of hailstorms and thunderstorms.
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India is a serious mango-growing nation, contributing almost 42 per cent of the world’s manufacturing.
Since the previous couple of days, unseasonal rains, hailstorms and gusty winds as a result of western disturbance have impacted each foodgrain and horticultural crops in some components of the nation.
“First untimely rains did not cause damage, but later rains and hailstorm have badly impacted the mango crop. We anticipate the total damage to be about 20 per cent as of now,” Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Deputy Director General (Horticulture) A Ok Singh instructed PTI.
The frequency of the mango crop loss has been extra in North India, particularly Uttar Pradesh which is a number one mango-producing state within the nation.
The anticipated mango crop loss in North India alone is about 30 per cent, whereas in South India the injury is lower than 8 per cent, he mentioned.
However, the contemporary knowledge is awaited from states, he added.
Lucknow-based mango grower Upendra Singh, who owns a 5-hectare mango orchard, mentioned, “There has been up to 75 per cent damage due to hailstorm in Maal-Malihabad mango hub area. In places where there was only untimely rains and no hailstorm, the damage has been less. The mango crop condition till March 19 was best in last 30 years. From March 20, unseasonal rains and hail have brought huge damage,” he mentioned and added that prime moisture throughout flowering stage has led to black fungus.
Tafari Farmer Producer Company Director Atul Kumar Awasthi mentioned, “Fruits had set in but strong thunderstorms and strong wind led to fruit drops and the crop damage is estimated to be about 25 per cent.”
The excessive moisture has precipitated pest infestation in mango bushes in some components.
This will have an effect on the supply of high quality mangoes for export functions, he mentioned.
ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture Director T Damodaran mentioned there was as much as 50 per cent injury in Maal-Malihabad belt bordering Sitapur district primarily due to thunderstorms and hailstorms.
Otherwise, the crop situation is “very good” in six out of seven main mango-growing districts together with Lucknow, Hardoi, Kushinagar, Gorakpur, Aligarh, Saharanpur and Barabanki, he mentioned.
The nation’s mango manufacturing was at 210 lakh tonne in 2021-22 crop 12 months (July-June), as towards 203.86 lakh tonne within the earlier 12 months, as per the federal government’s estimate.
