Dragon Fruit Farming: Farmers of Dhamdha and Kumhari region of Chhattisgarh started dragon fruit farming. Today, dragonfruit is being cultivated in the entire state from Bastar, Kondagaon. Till 2006, dragon fruit was not cultivated in Chhattisgarh. This fruit used to come to the state from Thailand and Gujarat only. Now dragon fruit is being exported from Chhattisgarh to the country and abroad. Let us tell you that if planted here only once, it gives continuous abundant production and regular income for 25 years.
Where the summer temperature goes above 42 degrees Celsius. In this season, farmers cultivating dragon fruit suffer huge losses. In this season, not only trees and plants but also fruits get burnt. In such a situation, let us know how to protect ourselves.
Right temperature for dragon fruit farming (Dragon Fruit Farming)
Dragon fruit cultivation requires a warm climate with a minimum annual rainfall of 50 cm. And the temperature should be 20 to 36 degrees Celsius, which is considered best. For better growth and fruit production of plants, they should be planted in an area with good light and sunlight. Too much sunlight is not suitable for its cultivation.
Way to protect dragon fruit from heat and sunstroke
If no control measures are taken in extreme heat, the growth of fruits will be reduced and the plants may dry up and die. The intensity of sunburn on the western part of the plant stem ranges from 10−50%. Even the development of stem rot disease after sunburn can cause complete loss of the garden. Therefore, farmers need to detect in time and take necessary precautions to protect the dragon fruit crop. Dragon fruit is a perennial cactus with medicinal properties, whose origin originated in southern Mexico, Central America and South America. Pitaya, called dragon fruit in English, is popular with various names such as pitaya in Mexico, pitaya rosa in Central and North America, pitajah in Thailand and in India the fruit is called kamalam from its Sanskrit name kamal. It is also called the “miraculous fruit of the 21st century”.
what is the right solution
Spray anti-transpirants kaolinite (50 gm per liter of water) + neem soap (4 gm per liter of water) along with sea grass extract and humic acid (4 ml per liter of water). It also reduces damage caused by sun burn, fungal and bacterial infections. Irrigation of dragon fruit orchards (8-10 litres/pole) increases the crop’s tolerance to sun burn injury.
