Is there any method to artificially pollinate vegetables such as gourds?
B. Chinmayi
Maharashtra
Mr. Ajay Mandali from Orissa developed a technique for artificial pollination in pointed-gourd by plucking male flowers, removing petals, collecting pollens by hammering with a wooden stick in a glass, diluting with water, sieving using a net and pollinating female flowers by putting a drop of solution using dropper. Yield was found to be 2.5 times higher when artificial pollination is practised and the farmer got a gross return is Rs 100,000 per acre. For more details contact Mr. Ajay Mandali, MV-8, District Malkangiri, Orissa, mobile : 09438022045.
