The Latest Technique and Method Tutorial for Bagging Mangoes
In China, mangoes are mainly concentrated in the southern tropical provinces, and the annual demand for mangoes in China is now very large, so when planting, fruit growers will try every means to increase mango yields. To increase mango yields, the main thing is to strengthen management and bag the fruit in a timely manner; bagging is a very important task when growing mangoes. So what are the benefits of bagging mangoes? How should bagging be done? Let's take a look together below!
1. Benefits of bagging
Bagging is the key to ensuring healthy growth of mango fruit. Reasonable bagging can prevent the fruit from being infected by diseases and insect pests and cut off the transmission routes of diseases and insect pests. It can also prevent damage to the fruit caused by insects, acid rain and other external natural factors. It provides good shade for the fruit and prevents the fruit from being sunburned by overly strong light. It reduces friction between the mango and external substances, promotes fruit coloring, and improves nutrient accumulation in the fruit and the glossiness of the peel. At the same time, it can also prevent pesticides from contacting the mango fruit, which would cause pesticide residues and reduce quality.
2. Bagging time
The specific bagging time for mangoes should be determined according to the growth conditions of the mangoes. Generally, bagging is carried out after the second fruit drop, when the mango fruit is the size of a ping-pong ball. Bagging should not be done too early or too late. If it is too early, the fruit stalk has not yet fully matured and is prone to breaking and injury, thereby affecting the growth of the fruit in the middle and later stages. If bagging is too late, the effect of bagging will be significantly reduced or even become ineffective.
3. Preparation for bagging
Before bagging, preparatory work on the fruit trees is also needed. First, shaping and pruning should be carried out, cutting off overly long, overly dense, crossing and overlapping branches to improve the ventilation and light penetration of the mango trees. Then cut off the fruit stems of poorly shaped fruit to avoid excessive nutrient consumption. After pruning, apply fertilizer and spray pesticide once in a timely manner. When spraying, pay attention to the dosage of insecticides and fungicides to prevent pesticide damage. Then appropriately spray foliar fertilizer to enhance leaf growth capacity and improve fruit set rate and quality. When the liquid has completely dried, bagging can begin.
4. Timely bagging
For bagging, choose bags specially made for the market; the better-performing bags are paper bags. Before bagging, place the paper bags in a place with higher humidity to increase the softness of the paper bags. Then, on a sunny day, choose plump fruit that is growing normally and free of pests and diseases for bagging. First open the paper bag enough to create space, hold the fruit stalk with one hand, hold the paper bag with the other, and put the fruit into the paper bag. After inserting it, fold the opening of the paper bag toward the middle, then tie it at the fruit stalk to avoid the fruit touching the inside of the paper bag and being injured.
5. Precautions
When tying the bag, be careful that the bag opening is not too large, to prevent pests from crawling into the bag or pesticide liquid from flowing into the bag and harming the fruit. Also be careful not to damage the stalk of the young fruit, and then face the drainage holes at the bottom downward to facilitate automatic drainage after rain. This prevents severe water accumulation from causing the fruit to mold and rot. Then remove the bags at the appropriate time according to the planted variety. For example, red mangoes should have their bags removed 2-3 weeks before harvest to promote better coloring.
After all bagging work is completed, although the growth of the fruit has been guaranteed to a certain extent, the prevention and control of pests and diseases still cannot be neglected. We should regularly check the growth of the bagged fruit and deal with problems promptly once they are found. Then apply fertilizer in a timely manner to meet the nutritional needs of fruit growth and development. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you all for reading and supporting.