Orchard advisories

Seasonal alerts, best practices, and pest warnings

Issued by advisors for the growers and curators of the orchard community. Filter by variety if you only want what affects what you grow.

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3 advisories

Warning Pest alert Ashwina

Issued 1 month ago

Early-season Ashwina watch — pulp stone-weevil

Pulp stone-weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) damage in late-bearing Ashwina blocks has been confirmed in three orchards near Ratua. The grub burrows the seed and is invisible until the fruit is cut open — quarantine pests at any export destination. Management is preventive only:...

by Admin · valid until Aug 9, 2026

Info Best practice Himsagar · Fazli · Lakshmanbhog

Issued 1 month ago

Fruit-bagging for GI-grade exports — net or paper sleeves

Bagging individual fruits at the marble stage (~40 days after fruit-set) is the single highest-ROI practice for export-grade Himsagar, Langra and Lakshmanbhog. It cuts fruit fly damage by 80%+ and lifts your APEDA grading by one full class. Material choices: • Two-layer brown pa...

by Admin

Info Best practice Himsagar · Lakshmanbhog · Gopalbhog

Issued 1 month ago

Post-harvest hot-water dip — cuts anthracnose by 70%

A 52 °C hot-water dip for 5 minutes immediately after harvest reduces post-harvest anthracnose by 60–75% in trials at BCKV. Costs almost nothing — needs a 200-litre drum, an immersion heater and a thermometer. Protocol: • Water bath stabilised at 52 °C (±0.5) • Dip fruit for exa...

by Admin