Commercial Fruit Production (Paper Code: 17010716)

Scope and strategies for growth of fruit cultivation in state and country

Planning and lay out of orchards

High density planting; commercial varieties of fruit crops

Propagation techniques, crop regulation, fruit set and drop, harvest indices, ripening and export standards for various fruits

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Commercial propagation methods in mango, citrus, sapota and guava

fertilizer application and field observation of deficiency symptoms of micronutrients in major fruit crops

irrigation and fertigation practices in fruit crops; canopy management in mango (pruning, training, application of paclobutazol, etc.); training and pruning in grape, ber and pomegranate

flower and fruit drop and their control in mango and citrus; hormonal application to improve fruit set, fruit thinning, fruit size and quality in major fruit crops

harvesting indices in mango, banana, papaya and grape; harvesting methods in fruit crops; harvesting, desaping, pre-cooling,

grading and palletisation and storage in mango; ripening methods in mango and banana

working out benefit cost ratios for mango, citrus, banana and grape

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