Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Ullangula Sravanthi, Rajeshwar Malavath, Shivakrishna Kota, Nagaraju Alugoju, Thirupathi Islavath and Sathish Kumar Bollaveni

Abstract:
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the nutritionally important fruit being a good source of vitamin A, B and C and minerals. The field experiment conducted to study the effect of integrated crop management on yield and economics of mango at farmer’s field of Mancherial district, Telangana state during the year 2018-19 to 2020-21. The treatments consist of farmer practice (T₁) with application of RDF (1.7 : 1.1 : 1.15 kg NPK Tree^-1) and direct sowing and T₂ consists of pruning-removal of dried, criss - cross and unwanted branches in June-July months, inter cultivation of orchard during rainy season, spraying of KNO₃ and micronutrients for uniform flowering in November-December months, spraying of NAA @1g 50 L^-1 of water along with application of RDF (1.7 : 1.1 : 1.15 kg NPK Tree^-1). The data revealed that the total yield gap between actual yield and potential yield of mango was 34.86 percent, in which 12.16 percent of yield gap between demonstration plot and actual farmers plot with 22.7 percent of technological gap. The increased in adoption percent of package of practices were found to more in use of micro nutrients application (80.00%), recommendation for uniform flowering (66.66%), recommendation for fruit drop can be controled (50.00%), harvesting and packing (73.33%), plant protection measures to control pest and diseases (46.66%), inter cultivation (63.33%). The net returns and B: C ratio was found to increased in demonstrated plot as compared to farmers practice. The adoption of integrated management practices shows positive impact on yield and economics of mango through adoption of demonstrated technology.