Fruiting

Please find below the Literature Review on Fruiting and also the outputs from the Workshop Group Activities. What we need to do now is to try to get answers to the questions that we have and any additional information that we have on this theme may also be added under the respective heading. 

 

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What do we know? 

•  Seasonal
•  Large trees can be regenerated
•  Maturity indices easy
•  Fruit production capacity

 

Where are we now? 

•  Production season known
•  Fruit drop high
•  Tall trees difficult to harvest
•  Production capacity of local accessions(yield) known

 

Where should we be? 

•  Less fruit drop

 

What is missing to get there?

•  Local agronomic studies

 

Stakeholders involved in issues related to Agronomy, Cultural practices & Fruiting

Who?	Why?	How?
AREU	Research and Development  Information dissemination  Training	Agronomic evaluation Production of recommendation sheets   Workshops/ Field days/ visits
SFWF	Provide support to farmers (insurance, schemes etc.)	Identify constraints faced by growers in collaboration with AREU
Private firms	Importer of machinery/ tools	Make available appropriate harvest tools for breadfruit
Growers/ MAMCF/ Ministry of cooperatives	Producers of breadfruit	Collaborate with AREU for on-farm trials
MAIFS	Schemes for pest control  Control of pests	Support/ incentives for control of bats

 

What questions are we asking ourselves?

 

Question: In case of attacks by fruit bats, bird-netting needed?

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Question: What are the post harvest losses?

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Question: Have the fruits got good preservation qualities?

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Question: What are the approved pesticides on breadfruit?

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Question: What are the pest and diseases affecting breadfruit?

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Question: When do we know that the fruits are ready for harvest?

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Question: Can it be grown in super humid zones?

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Question: How to produce off season fruits?

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Question: Introduction and evaluation of new clones?

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Question: Support from NPPO for introduction?

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