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A method to ensure heavy flowering and fruiting in the mahua or moa tree (Madhuca indica) tree.In Khardia village of Jhadol Tehsil of Udaipur district, Rooplal Bhil, a young farmer, makes a light girdling (notch like groove) around the stem of mahua or moa tree (Madhuca indica) tree for heavy flowering and fruiting in the tree. The notch is made below breast height by an axe and is one to three centimetres deep. The first notch is made during first flowering season of the tree. During subsequent years, if production of flowers becomes less or their falling is delayed, then notching may be repeated. He believes that this initiates an early and heavy flowering and fruiting in moa tree. This practice is locally called ghagari. It's possible that the girdling decreases downward flow of food in phloem and this leads to an accumulation of food in the aerial parts of the tree. And perhaps, this is responsible for heavy flowering and fruiting in moa tree.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Rooplal Bhil
Agro-Ecological Zone: Northern Plain (And Central Highlands) Including Aravallis, Hot Semi-Arid Eco-Region
Address:
District: Khardia,Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
PIN Code 496661

Crop: Moa tree
Crop Family: Araliaecae
Crop Scientific Name: (Madhuca indica)
Crop Vernacular Name: Madhuca
Ingredients: An axe

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