Some Gigantic Influences Of Guava Fruit
Guava is a most popular and vitamin ‘C’ rich fruit. This fruit is grown more or less everywhere in Bangladesh.Initially, commercial cultivation of guava was done in Pirojpur, Chittagong, Brahmanbaria and some other districts. At present, farmers are being encouraged to cultivate guava commercially as some advanced and new technologies have been invented. Now this fruit is being cultivated commercially all over the country. Guava fruit is called the equatorial apple for its combination of multiple qualities. The fun of eating fresh guava fruit is different. Moreover, guava can be eaten by making jams, jellies, juices through processing. In our country, several improved varieties of guava such as Kazi Guava, Bari Guava-2, Bari Guava-3 (with red shell), Bau Guava-1 to Bau Guava-9, Ipsa Guava are available. Among the local varieties, Swarupkathi, Kanchannagar and Mukundapuri are very popular varieties. In recent times, there has been a growing interest in Thai guava fruit cultivation.
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Characteristics of Guava fruit tree: ---
1. Guava fruit is very tasty to eat, crispy and delicious.
2. Guava can be called a bank of vitamin C.
3. Guava trees have medium sized branches.
4. The leaves fall during the winter.
5. Towards the end of spring, new leaves and tips appear on the
guava tree.
6. Guava fruit is usually planted in the rainy and winter
seasons.
However, the yield is a little higher in the rainy season than in the winter. Due to the high water content in the rainy season, the sweetness and other qualities of the fruit are much less than that of the winter fruit. Moreover, due to high water content, ripe fruits are spoiledquickly, resulting in low prices. Experiments have shown that the quality of all varieties of guava increases in winter and the incidence of diseases and insects is less.
Guava is also more expensive at this time as the shape and color of the fruit is beautiful from all sides. With these aspects in mind, research began on how to increase production at a faster rate in other seasons than the rainy season. It is to be hoped that researchers will be successful in this regard today.Premature fruiting of guava tree is now very easy.
Guava tree untimely
fruiting methods: ----
At present, agricultural scientists have discovered several methods for year-round production of guava trees. These are the method of rooting, the application of hormones and the bending of branches.
A. Root exposure method: ---
1. The soil at the base of the guava tree should be lifted or
loosened.
2. The soil should be removed and the roots of the tree should
be removed and moved.
3. From 1 to 1.5 m from the base of the tree (guava tree
canopy) the soil should be carefully and carefully removed with a spade, shovel
or weeder.
5. When removing the soil, care should be taken not to cut the
roots of the tree.
6. In particular, the original root (tape root) of the tree
cannot be cut and uprooted. Trees cannot be moved.
7. This technology can be used on guava trees of any age.
8. Care should be taken at least 10 to 15 days after opening
the soil.
9. Adequate fertilizer and irrigation system should be ensured
during maintenance.
10. In this method the leaves of the tree may turn red and fall
off. In our country, the roots of guava tree have to be exposed in April-May.
11. Using this technology, the guava tree bears fruit in
December-January.
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B. Hormone application method: ----
Hormones are usually applied to 2 to 5 year old guava plants. April-May is the best time to apply hormones. 2,4-D as the hormone national substance at this time; Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), 10% urea solution These chemicals are used. The leaves of the guava tree should be soaked very well with a spray machine or foot pump. Within a few days, the leaves may turn red and fall off. Later, with proper care, the tree will produce new leaves and bear fruit at an inopportune time.
C. Branch bending method: -----
Branch bending method is a completely new technology. When the guava stalks are bent, the yield is about ten times higher. Moreover, the same technology is possible to bear fruit twelve months of the year. This process can be further affected by plucking the flowers during the fruit season, which will result in the tree bearing at least eight to ten times more fruit throughout the year than during the fruit season. To this end, the method of 'bending the branches of trees' has been invented through research since September 2006. Twice a year i.e. in summer and autumn it is possible to control the flowering and fruiting of guava throughout the year through controlled arrangement of branches. This method can be started when the tree is one and a half to two years old and it is possible to increase the yield in this method from five to six years. Fertilizer and water should be given at the base of the tree 10 to 15 days before bending the stalks. When bending the stalks, leaves and flowers should be left in the area of about one to one and half feet at the apex of each branch and the rest should be pruned. The twigs are then tied to the ground with yarn, twisted and tied to the ground, either by the poles or by poles. In summer, new pulses start sprouting only after 10 to 12 days. New pulses 1 cm. If it is long, the bond is untied. And in autumn it takes 20 to 25 days for new pulses to sprout. Flowering begins 45 to 60 days after bending the stalks. Flowers come in almost every leaf that grows in this way. In this way the yield is available throughout the year.
★ Special arrangements: -----
Guava fruit tree size, structure and quality of the fruit
can be specially managed.
These include pruning, bending the stalks, tearing the
flowers, thinning the fruit, and covering the fruit.
Trimming: ----
Pruning of dead, dry, thin, leaky, diseased and unnecessary
stalks of a tree is called pruning.
In order to beautify the size, shape and structure of the
seedlings or cuttings planted, all the early branches should be pruned leaving
4 to 5 branches spread in different directions 1.0 to 1.5 m above the ground.
The limbs are pruned in September-October after collecting
the fruits of the old trees.
The tree grows new stalks, flowers a lot and bears excellent
quality fruit.
Bending the stalks: The stems of the guava tree usually bear
very few flowers and fruits.
So if the stalks are bent with the help of weight or pull, a
lot of new branches will grow.
New stalks increase quality fruit set and yield.
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★ Thinning of flowers and fruits: ------
1. Kazi Guava and Bari Guava-2 trees produce a lot of flowers
and fruits every year.
2. It is not possible for a tree to bear all the fruits due to
its large size.
3. The stalks break under the weight of the fruit and the fruit
is small in size and of poor quality.
4. In this condition, in order to keep the plant fruitful for a
long time and to get quality fruit, first some flowers and then 50 to 60% of
the fruit should be thinned when the fruit is small (marble condition).
5. In the case of pen trees, the fruit should not be taken in
the first year under any circumstances.
6. So it is necessary to tear as soon as the flowers come.
7. It is better to take a small amount of fruit in the second
year.
8. In this way the age and condition of the tree should be
understood and the fruit should be kept.
9. By thinning the flowers or fruits in a planned manner,
fruits can be obtained from Kazi Guava and Bari Guava-2 varieties throughout
the year.
★ Fruit bagging or fruit cover: ----
Guava can be easily protected from diseases, insects, birds, bats and squirrels by bagging at a young age. The bagged fruits are relatively large in size and attractive in color. Bagging can be done with brown paper or small perforated polythene. Bagging is resistant to the sun's ultraviolet rays, so cell division is higher and fruit size is larger. Before bagging, you must mix Tilt 250 EC at the rate of 0.5 ml per liter of water and soak all the fruits well and spray.
★ At present, the production of guava fruit in Bangladesh is only 1 lakh 61 thousand tons. The climate, climate and soil of Bangladesh are very suitable for guava fruit cultivation. Moreover, researchers have developed very important technologies such as untimely fruiting. It is possible to easily make financial profit from guava fruit cultivation through special arrangements. Therefore, researchers, scientists, extensionists, agriculturists and above all, the government needs to take special initiative to motivate and implement the farmer brothers towards technology-based guava cultivation in a planned way.