Crop : Mango
| Crop Leader | Dr S. Peiris |
Program : Crop improvement
| Activity | Responsibility | Indicators | Time frame | |
| Station | Officer | |||
| Germplasm collection, Evaluation and characterization | Aralaganwila Horana |
I.K. Warshamana K.H.S. Peiris |
Varieties | 3 Yrs (2002 - 2005) |
| ** Evaluation of Introduction | Bandarawela (Bibile) MI |
S.G. Piyadasa | Varieties | 8 Yrs (2002 - 20100 |
** All the mango germplasm brought under FAO project is avalilable at Bibile farm. Therefore it was decided to maintain it properly and remove unsuitable varieties at other locations.
Program : Crop Managment
| Activity | Responsibility | Indicators | Time frame | |
| Station | Officer | |||
| Development of a crop managment package | MI | S.G. Piyadasa | Managment package | 8 Yrs (2002 - 2010) |
| Studies on pruning and managment (3 meters tree height & ring barking) | Makandura & Wariyapola | L.P. Somadasa | Recommendation of improved tree pruning package | 3 Yrs (2001 - 2003) |
| Studies on flower induction | Horana MI |
K.H.S. Peiris S.G. Piyadasa |
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| Study on tree dwarfing and closer spacing
(3 X 3 meters) |
Makandura, Wariyapola & Thabbowa | L.P. Somadasa | Recommendation of closer spacing for dwarfed plants (Height of one meter) | 4 Yrs (2000 - 2003) |
| Study on planting methoeds for tree dwarfing (Semi bonsai systems) | Wariyapola | L.P. Somadasa | Find a new planting system with closer spacing
(3 X 3 meters) |
4 Yrs (2002 - 2005) |
| Methord of flower induction (Tap root pruning, polythene cover, root expose, ring barking and salt adding) | Makandura & Wariyapola | L.P. Somadasa | Introduction of flower induction methoed for off seasonal bearing | 4 Yrs (2002 - 2006) |
| Control tree growth by double grafting | Makandura | M.F.S.W.Fernando & A.D. Wijesinghe | Recommendation of tree growth control method | 5 Yrs (2002 - 2006) |
Program : Crop Protection
| Activity | Responsibility | Indicators | Time frame | |
| Station | Officer | |||
| Control measures for mango plant hopper |
Makandura Aralaganwila |
Y. Ketipearachchi | Control of the pest | |
| Control of fruit fly using baits | HORDI | |||
| Studies on control of anthracnose disease | HORDI Horana |
P.W. Alahakoon |
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| Population dynamics of mango leaf hoppers | Makandura, Wariyapola/ Walpita |
J. Ponnamperumaarachchi | Find population dynamics of different species | 1 Yr (2002 - 2003) |
Program : Material Production
| Activity | Responsibility | Indicators | Time frame | |
| Station | Officer | |||
| Identification, documentation and control of nursery diseases of mango | Horana | K.H.S. Peiris | ||
Program : Soil Fertility & Nutrient Managment
| Activity | Responsibility | Indicators | Time frame | |
| Station | Officer | |||
| Nutrient managment studies | Horana | J.D. Weerasooriya | ||