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Grow Red Diamond and Taiwanese Pink Guava for Quick Profits in Ballia
- •Advanced guava varieties like Red Diamond and Taiwanese Pink offer high market demand and lucrative returns for farmers.
- •Red Diamond guava starts bearing fruit in just six months and yields crops twice a year.
- •Taiwanese Pink guava is famous for its large size, sweet taste, and market price of up to 100 rupees per kilogram.
- •Experts recommend proper pit preparation using biological agents like Trichoderma and farmyard manure for planting saplings.
- •Pest control methods such as fruit bagging, methyl eugenol traps, and neem oil help protect the crop and improve fruit quality.
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Red Diamond guava starts bearing fruit in about 6 months and yields crops twice a year. Taiwanese Pink is known for its large size, attractive color, and sweet taste, fetching market prices up to 100 rupees per kilogram.
It is recommended to prepare pits 1 to 2 feet deep and wide for planting saplings. Well-rotted farmyard manure should be used along with biological agents like Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma in these pits.
Farmers can control fruit borers using chemicals like Malathion 50 percent EC and Emamectin Benzoate 5 percent SG after consulting an expert. Pest control measures also include setting up methyl eugenol traps, using neem oil, spraying garlic and chilli solutions, and practicing fruit bagging to protect early-stage fruits.
