Mango growers in Chittoor district are desperately waiting for clarity over the possible yields in the face of inordinate delay in flowering and fructification in orchards, as the season ends in two months.
According to mango-growers forums, the crop is raised in about three lakh acres this year. Of this, one lakh acres are yet to see full-fledged flowering, while another one lakh has seen fruit with considerable size, and the fate of the rest stands in a dilemma.
Officials of the Horticulture Department said that by February, the mango orchards in Chittoor ought to see full flowering, and the fructification should start from March-end, with a complete picture of the season clear by April first week. The business would be in full swing from April till the end of June.
