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Table 13. (Continued).
Area Technology Status R&D Gaps
Flower induction Spraying of KNO 3
is practiced. There is erratic/nonuniform flushing.
Vegetative growth regulation is
not known.
Simple indices to determine readiness to
flower need to be established.
Physiological basis of flower induction
is not known.
Crop protection IPM for mango is established. Site- and situation-specific pest
management is not yet established.
Bioecology and epidemiology of mango
pest and diseases in different agroecosystems
are not fully known .
Population dynamics in relation to crop
phenology is not known.
Monitoring and forecasting detection
are not yet established.
Emerging pests need to be studied.
Postharvest System Maturity indices are known. Short shelf life needs to be addressed.
HWT technology is available. There is susceptibility to physiological
Packinghouse technology is
disorders.
available.
Improvement of inter-island handling
CA technology is available but system needs to be studied.
not yet tested for commercial
scale.
Processing and Utilization
Socioeconomics and Marketing
Standard for consistent quality
of processed products is lacking.
There are limited product lines .
Commercialization of existing
technologies (D) needs to be studied.
Production cost is high.
Marketing system is multi-layered.
Market information is unreliable.
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