LUCKNOW With horticulturists already battling the impacts of climate change, mango yield in northern India including Uttar Pradesh, known for its prized Chausa, Dussehri and Langra varieties globally, may be hit by the earlier-than-usual summer this year, said experts at Lucknow’s ICAR-Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture. The mercury is expected to go up to 43 degrees Celsius in days to …
The inclusion of mango plantation works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the past 10 to 12 years has yielded fruitful results in the undivided Anantapur and Kurnool districts. Benishan dominates market in SSS District Horticulture Officer Chandrasekhar tells The Hindu that Mango is cultivated across 21,000 hectares in the Sri Sathya Sai District, and around …