Recommended package of applicable technology for jackfruit production
2002
Cajes, B.C. | Palang, D.B. | Torres, E.C. | Ayaso, R.B.III (Department of Agriculture, Kanhuraw Hill, Tacloban City, Philippines). Eastern Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center)
Findings showed that the technology (techno)-demonstration (demo) project exhibited the technical and economic efficiency of the PAT [package of application technology] for jackfruit production over the farmers' practice. Two of the 1-ha techno-demo projects provided data/information on the production performance of jackfruit trees. Both showed that after two years, 40-50% of the 450 trees started to bear fruits. On the fourth year, 100% of the trees produced fruits. The average fruit per tree for both demo areas ranged from 11 to 26, with an average weight of 10-15 kg for the mature/ripe fruits. Trees in the techno-demo project performed better in terms of number of productive trees (40% higher), fruit/tree (20% higher), and weight of fruits (67% heavier) than the non-techno-demo trees. Results confirmed that trees bore fruits earlier when using grafted planting materials. For economic performance, the techno-demo jackfruit incurred 301% higher in cost of production due to fertilizer application, pruning activities, and increased harvesting cost. Although the recommended PAT for jackfruit production required higher production cost, it was compensated by a much higher gross income of 163%. thus net income per hectare was still higher by 119%. Other significant results of the techno-demo project were increased production and distribution of sexually propagated jackfruit planting materials, establishment of orchards, development and enhancement of plant laboratory services, and increased collaboration with other institutions such as the Local Government Units (LGUs), Underutilized Tropical Fruits in Asia Network (UTFANET), PCARRD and DA-BAR
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