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🥭 Fruits & Orchards
పండ్ల తోటలు — mango, banana, papaya, citrus, dragon fruit, custard apple. Planting to post-harvest.
The workflow
flowchart LR
A[Site + soil prep<br/>+ pit-filling] --> B[Plant grafted<br/>quality stock]
B --> C[Training & pruning<br/>open-center / vase]
C --> D[Drip + fertigation +<br/>mulching]
D --> E[Flowering induction<br/>paclobutrazol etc.]
E --> F[Pest mgmt<br/>fruit fly, mealybug]
F --> G[Selective harvest<br/>+ post-harvest cold chain]
Year-1 planting decisions lock in 10+ years of yield.
Key takeaways
Farm Gold is a Rs 1000/5 kg organic powder applied through drip at 5 kg/acre on age-based cycles, marketed as the single input that pushes oil-palm bunch weight to 100 kg.
