{"id":4491,"date":"2025-06-09T22:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:18:35","slug":"demonstration-on-flower-induction-techniques-litchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=4491","title":{"rendered":"Demonstration on Flower Induction Techniques &#8211; Litchi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4491\" class=\"elementor elementor-4491\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ea4c6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ea4c6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc9063\" data-id=\"dbc9063\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ba49b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ba49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">A demonstration on girdling on litchi trees was held at the Flacq Model Farm on the 21<sup>st<\/sup> May 2025. Fifteen litchi growers were present for the demonstration. The objectives of the training were to showcase effective methods to initiate flowering, with emphasis on girdling and tipping techniques. The training also aimed to enhance growers\u2019 understanding of the phenological development of litchi and provide hands-on guidance for managing flowering through timely interventions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4319ed\" data-id=\"c4319ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb8a1a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cb8a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/training-of-growers-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/training-of-growers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/training-of-growers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/training-of-growers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/training-of-growers-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/training-of-growers.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-308856b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"308856b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af29ab\" data-id=\"2af29ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c3a7e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c3a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">As the flowering period for litchi approaches, it becomes essential to correctly identify and manage its phenological stages to optimise yield. During April\/May, the litchi plant undergoes a period of water stress leading the terminal shoots into dormancy stage with a flattened bud. However, under unfavourable conditions, such as rainfall and high temperature, the plant will break dormancy prematurely. As a result, the terminal buds develop into new leaves rather than flower panicles, ultimately hindering the flowering process (see photos below). In order to initiate flowering, different techniques such as girdling, tipping and ethrel (ethephon) application can be adopted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-661cfe6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"661cfe6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-340fd7d\" data-id=\"340fd7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb2787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebb2787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stage-c-new-flush-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stage-c-new-flush-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stage-c-new-flush-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stage-c-new-flush-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stage-c-new-flush-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stage-c-new-flush-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Terminal shoots showing signs of vegetative flush<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc77baa\" data-id=\"bc77baa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060b1ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"060b1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vigorous-veg-growth-300x223.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vigorous-veg-growth-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vigorous-veg-growth.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vigorous vegetative flush<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be32236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be32236\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a521fd8\" data-id=\"a521fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252b04f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252b04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Girdling Technique<\/strong><\/h5><p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Girdling is the removal and cutting through the bark around the circumference of the main trunk or branches of a tree. It is usually practised on selected branches of vigorously growing mature litchi trees at the fall of winter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f79e11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f79e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/demo-girdling-1-300x245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/demo-girdling-1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/demo-girdling-1-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/demo-girdling-1-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/demo-girdling-1-1536x1257.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/demo-girdling-1.jpg 1943w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Girdling the litchi bark<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea15ce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea15ce1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f89ec5e\" data-id=\"f89ec5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af4d73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af4d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">The cut must be deep enough, to a depth of 3 mm, to interrupt the downward movement of photosynthates from the leaves to the roots. Deeper cuts should be avoided to prevent damage of the vascular system and the risk of eventual death to girdled branches. Girdling knives are specifically designed to carry out this operation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e760cf\" data-id=\"0e760cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a4881 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88a4881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0212963 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0212963\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7db489a\" data-id=\"7db489a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501310e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"501310e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-knife-Photoroom-1-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-knife-Photoroom-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-knife-Photoroom-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-knife-Photoroom-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-knife-Photoroom-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Girdling knife (locally used)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2e37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c2e37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Girdling-Knife-2-Photoroom2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4503\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df8779\" data-id=\"2df8779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c64e91f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c64e91f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96eccc7\" data-id=\"96eccc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8d102 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8d102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Girdling on litchi branches must be a spiral band to avoid risk of damaging the vascular system with circular girdle.\nWhenever terminal shoots of a mature litchi tree show signs of setting new vegetative flush in May\/early June, 50% of its branches with diameters 4 to 5 cm can be girdled using a \u2018girdling knife\u2019 or any well-sharpened knife. The bark of the branch is removed around its circumference to a depth of about 3 mm in a spiral band.\nGirdled branches usually get through a resting phase of one to two months during which they will not set any new vegetative flush and are thus more apt to flower as temperature further decreases in winter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-805bd1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"805bd1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d02c77\" data-id=\"9d02c77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8553e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8553e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Tipping <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">In case of litchi trees with short frames and lower canopies, manual tipping is done to eliminate vegetative flush emerging on terminal shoots, followed by girdling of the branches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0503044 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0503044\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d11bc\" data-id=\"22d11bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5066be3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5066be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tipping-of-new-flushes-300x241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tipping-of-new-flushes-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tipping-of-new-flushes.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Terminal shoot showing signs of setting new vegetative flush<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e02bef5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e02bef5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c355a9\" data-id=\"8c355a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8310ffd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8310ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">However, tipping is labour-intensive, not economical for large-scale plantations and inappropriate for tall trees. branches.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab680a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab680a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25cac28\" data-id=\"25cac28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea4cbc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea4cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Use bioregulator \u2018Ethephon\u2019<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Ethephon 48% is sprayed only on new vegetative flushes as soon as they appear on the panicles as red small leaves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Spot application is done using a knapsack sprayer on accessible new vegetative flushes whereas a motorised blower is advisable for taller litchi trees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bab630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bab630\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-392424d\" data-id=\"392424d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6912b65 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6912b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spraying-on-flushes1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spraying-on-flushes1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spraying-on-flushes1.jpg 757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Application of Ethephon on litchi flushes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be5cd2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be5cd2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c38430\" data-id=\"8c38430\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87fbd9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f87fbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">The recommended dosage rate of Ethephon 48% in the spray solution is around 120 ppm or 0.25 mL per litre of water. Progressive withering till death of treated shoots (new vegetative flushes) is observed one week after application of Ethephon. Precautionary measures include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n \t<li><p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Apply on new vegetative flush only<\/p><\/li>\n \t<li><p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Spray when night temperatures go below 20\u00b0C<\/p><\/li>\n \t<li><p style=\"font-size: 17px;\" align=\"justify\">Use recommended dosage to avoid phytotoxicity<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A demonstration on girdling on litchi trees was held at the Flacq Model Farm on the 21st May 2025. Fifteen litchi growers were present for the demonstration. The objectives of the training were to showcase effective methods to initiate flowering, with emphasis on girdling and tipping techniques. 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