Experts said the tree of exotic variety contains mango and flower or budding simultaneously, giving yield three to four times in a year against the single one of the conventional varieties
“Catimon”, a mango variety of Thailand, is creating a scope to produce mangoes throughout the year in Rajshahi region, including its vast Barind tract, breaking the existing record of around three and half months of harvesting season of the delicious fruit from May to mid-August.
A sudden fall in temperature this week kindled the hopes among kinnow growers. About 67 per cent of the state’s overall fruit production is contributed by the orchards in Abohar and Fazilka areas.