Mango off-season technology (MOST): Innovative, applicable, adaptive to climate change, and brings many positive impacts

Abstract

This paper presents the application of the new technology on production of mango fruits at out of its normal seasons, by using growth regulator in North Lombok, as well as presentation of its benefits and potentials for several aspects of mango production, mango producers, and the regions. Source of information for this paper was mainly obtained from authors own research and extension activities related to the introduction of the new technology for production of mango fruits in out of normal mango seasons. The information is also supplemented through reviews of related literatures. The paper concludes that mango off-season technology (MOST) with help from plant growth regulator or hormone, called paclobutrazol, has been recently applied to mangoes in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB). The technology is innovative, and adaptive to climate change occurred currently. Despite still not so many growers were convinced to apply for it so far, the technology is friendly to be applied. Its application to mangoes, called here as ‘MOST’ has evidenced that the technology is very useful as it brings many positive impacts. The application is potential to be scaled up to other regions, or to other crops in the same or different regions.This paper presents the application of the new technology on production of mango fruits at out of its normal seasons, by using growth regulator in North Lombok, as well as presentation of its benefits and potentials for several aspects of mango production, mango producers, and the regions. Source of information for this paper was mainly obtained from authors own research and extension activities related to the introduction of the new technology for production of mango fruits in out of normal mango seasons. The information is also supplemented through reviews of related literatures. The paper concludes that mango off-season technology (MOST) with help from plant growth regulator or hormone, called paclobutrazol, has been recently applied to mangoes in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB). The technology is innovative, and adaptive to climate change occurred currently. Despite still not so many growers were convinced to apply for it so far, the technology is friendly to be applied. Its application to mangoes, called h...