Bahar treatment (flower regulation) flowering season

a) Ambia bahar (Jan-Feb)

b) Mrig bahar (June-July)

c) Hasta bahar (Sep-Oct )

How to do ?

•   In this treatment, the irrigation is withheld 45 days prior to the flowering.
• This facilitates the shedding of leaves.
•   Spray Ethrel 2 to 2.5ml/lit of water for leaf shedding
• The trees are then medium pruned 40-45 days after withholding irrigation.
• The recommended doses of fertilizers are applied immediately after pruning and irrigation is resumed. This leads to flowering and fruiting.

Among three bahars, hasta bahar is recommended as the bacterial blight incidence will be low and fruits will be good quality and are exported.

Hasta Bahar

• Harvested  during the month of March to April
• They have very attractive rind with dark coloured  arils. the   
• Fruits produced during this season are exported hence fetch high value.
• Optimum water stress cannot be developed  during this period as withholding of irrigation  coincides with rainy season. This leads to poor  flowering and thus affect the yield.