- What is the proper time of application of farm yard manure?
- How much quantity of FYM should be applied to a mature citrus plant?
- Can we apply goat or poultry manures instead of cow dung?
- What quantity of goat and poultry manure is recommended for ten years citrus plant?
- Is there any side effect of poultry manure application?
- What is the method of application of FYM?
- What treatment should be given under the tree canopy after the application of FYM?
- Is pruning necessary for evergreen plant like citrus?
- Why it is necessary to prune citrus plants?
- Which type of branches should be removed from citrus plants?
- What are the pruning instruments?
- Are they available in local market?
- What is the best chemical control of mealybug?
- How citrus psylla is controlled?
- How thrips can be controlled?
- What are beneficial insects for citrus crop?
- What are harmful insects for citrus crop?
- What is the cultural control of mealybug?
- What are the dangerous diseases of citrus?
- How fruit fly should be controlled in the citrus orchards?
| What is the proper time of application of farm yard manure? | Top |
| December-January | |
| How much quantity of FYM should be applied to a mature citrus plant? | Top |
| 50-60 kg/plant | |
| Can we apply goat or poultry manures instead of cow dung? | Top |
| Yes but it should not be more than 30kg/plant | |
| What quantity of goat and poultry manure is recommended for ten years citrus plant? | Top |
| 20-30 kg/plant | |
| Is there any side effect of poultry manure application? | Top |
| No | |
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| It should be uniformly distributed under the canopy of tree. | |
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What treatment should be given under the tree canopy after the application of FYM? |
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| FYM should be mixed well in the soil and then apply urea 200g/plant followed by irrigation | |
| Is pruning necessary for evergreen plant like citrus? | Top |
| Yes | |
| Why it is necessary to prune citrus plants? | Top |
| Pruning is necessary to maintain proper framework of tree | |
| Which type of branches should be removed from citrus plants? | Top |
| Old dry and diseased branches | |
| What are the pruning instruments? | Top |
| Pruning shears (or pruners, clippers or secateurs) | |
| Are they available in local market? | Top |
| Yes | |
| What is the best chemical control of mealybug? | Top |
| Off season killing of mealybug eggs by hoeing soil under the tree canopy. | |
| How citrus psylla is controlled? | Top |
| Pest scouting for citrus psylla should be done in March-April and August-September. If population exceeds ETL (6/leaf), then apply spray of bifenthrin, or thiametoxam or novastar at recommended field rates in rotation. Timely pruning is also necessary. | |
| How thrips can be controlled? | Top |
| Thrips can be controlled by spray of acephate, spinosad and chlorfenapyr at field recommended rates. | |
| What are beneficial insects for citrus crop? | Top |
| Beneficial insects include predators such as ladybird beetle, chrysopa, dragonfly and syrphid flies; parasitoids of citrus psylla and fruit flies. | |
| What are harmful insects for citrus crop? | Top |
| Citrus psylla, mealybug, citrus aphid, red scales, citrus leafminor, lemon butterfly, and fruit | |
| What is the cultural control of mealybug? | Top |
Following are the cultural control methods for mealybug:
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| What are the dangerous diseases of citrus? | Top |
| Citrus canker, citrus greening, citrus melanose, citrus gummosis, damping off of nursery, citrus tristeza virus (CTV). | |
| How fruit fly should be controlled in the citrus orchards? | Top |
The fruit fly should be controlled by following methods:
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