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Zafar Ahmed of BastiKatra village of Kakori district in Uttar Pradesh, suggests an easy way for cross pollination in mango. Zafar Ahmed of BastiKatra village of Kakori district in Uttar Pradesh, suggests an easy way for cross-pollination in mango. Just as mahu(aphids) appears in mustard, the hopper pests infest the mango flowers. The hopper larvae appear soon after flowerings. Cream colour of the larvae is similar to the colour of the flowers. They cannot be seen with naked eye and can only be traced by shaking the flower bunches. Their colour remains same for about a week after the birth and they crawl from one flower to another facilitating cross-pollination. After a week they start becoming black and can be seen easily. This is the time to get rid of them by shaking the branches, as their further stay would damage the cropLet hopper larvae cross-pollinate mango flowers and get rid of larvae when they start turingblackfrom yellow.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Zafar Ahmed
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Plain Zone
Address: Baslikatra
District: Kakori
State: Uttar Pradesh
PIN Code 226101

Crop: Mango
Crop Family: Anacardiaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Mangifera indica)
Crop Vernacular Name: Keri

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PAS 1:

"Role of Insects in Pollination of Mango Trees"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292617011_Role_of_Insects_in_Pollination_of_Mango_Trees/link/56b0780508ae9c1968b6218a/download