Pomegranate bahar treatment, anar mrig ambe hasta bahar flowering regulation
What is bahar treatment in pomegranate (anar) and how do I manage flowering?
GGanesh Jadhav1yr ago · 477 views
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓1yr ago
Bahar treatment is the practice of regulating pomegranate flowering into a single chosen season by giving the plants a rest period through controlled water stress, followed by defoliation, light pruning, manuring, and resuming irrigation to trigger uniform flowering. The three main bahars are ambe bahar (spring flowering), mrig bahar (monsoon flowering), and hasta bahar (autumn flowering). Growers in the Solapur belt often prefer the bahar that lets fruit develop in drier weather to reduce bacterial blight and fruit cracking, and that targets a good market window. The right bahar depends on your water availability, disease pressure, and market plan. Decide the bahar and the rest-and-trigger schedule with guidance from the ICAR National Research Centre on Pomegranate, Solapur.
GGanesh Jadhav1yr ago
We take mrig bahar in many years here, but when blight pressure is high some farmers shift the bahar so the fruit develops in drier months. Giving the plants a proper rest before triggering flowering is the main thing.
MManoj Kale1yr ago
Water availability decides this for me. The rest period needs real stress, so if I cannot withhold water properly in a given bahar I do not get a clean, uniform flowering. Be honest about your water before picking the bahar.
SSanjay Patil1yr ago
Do not forget the market side of the calculation. A bahar that gives lovely fruit but lands in a glut earned me less than a slightly harder season that hit a better price window. Look at when your fruit will reach the mandi, not just when it is easiest to grow.