Advancing knowledge in mango tree architecture, growth physiology, development of dwarfing rootstocks and chemical growth retardants, has enabled farmers for closer planting and maintaining small sized trees. This system, popularly known as the Ultra High Density Planting (UHDP), which enable earlier cropping, high regular yields and improved farm management practices, leading to higher productivity and profitability. High density planting technique is a modern method of mango cultivation involving planting of mango trees densely, allowing small or dwarf trees with modified canopy for better light interception and distribution and ease of mechanized field operations, control of pests and disease, weeds and pruning of tree canopy. At present numbers of experiments are going on ultra high density plantation in all mango growing countries for mango production and the photographs of some of these shows good results.
Experiment Group
Horticulture
Unit Type
(01)RESEARCH UNIT
Unit
(58)AGRICULTURE EXPERIMENTAL STATION (PARIA)
Department
(284)Agriculture Experimental Station Paria
BudgetHead
(325/05014/00)325/12/REG/00693
Objective
To find out suitable plantation distance and canopy height for different varieties of mango for ultra high density plantation