Sathya Sai mango farmers cautioned against pest attacks, diseases

With mango orchards crossed Sri Sathya Sai territory entering the flowering stage, farmers person been advised to workout caution to forestall pest attacks and diseases that could adversely impact yields.

Speaking to the media present connected Thursday, District Horticulture Officer G. Chandrasekhar observed that prevailing upwind conditions remained conducive to the dispersed of powdery mildew, hoppers, and different sap-sucking pests. The tract unit of the Horticulture section had intensified ground-level outreach to make consciousness among mango growers and contented timely advisories, helium said.

The authoritative said that powdery mildew causes a greyish coating connected angiosperm stalks, starring to mediocre effect set. He said that the tract unit had chalked retired an enactment program to behaviour a bid of consciousness camps for the mango growers, focusing connected the methods and logistics to combat the pests.

Mr. Chandrasekhar cautioned the farmers to wholly halt utilizing pesticide sprays erstwhile 75 per cent of flowering occurred and pest incidence was absent to debar unnecessary chemic use.

He besides advised the farmers to support capable ungraded moisture by providing airy irrigation erstwhile required. “Timely preventive measures would assistance safeguard the harvest and guarantee amended productivity this season,” helium said.