ENHANCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF GUAVA (Psidium Guajava L.) THROUGH HI-TECH PRACTICES

Fruit culture is highly profitable as itincreases the employment opportunities, besides commercialization is possible in the rural sector. It also provides ample opportunities for sustaining large number of agro-industries to generate substantial employment opportunities (Bardhan, 2016). Horticulture production in India increased substantially recent years due to adoption of advanced technologies by the farmers. The higher production is progressed due to area expansion. Over the last decade, the area under horticulture grew by 2.6% per annum and annual production increased by 6% in India. During 2018-2019 production of horticulture crops with 314.67 Million MT of horticultural produce from an area of 25.87 Million Hectares surpasses the agricultural production of 285.21 Million MT from an area of 95.45 Million Hectares (Indian Hort. Database, 2018-19). The production of fruits has increased from 50.9 MT to 96.75 MT since 2004-05 to 2018-19. Fruit crops holds second rank in production by contributing 31.5 % production share. Due to tremendous increase in population and increased demand it is essential to improve the production with the available resources. Maximum of vitamin E contents was observed. Reveal that guava fruits have potent antioxidant activities which may be responsible for its pharmacological effects. This can be achieved by increasing the productivity through hi-tech cultural practices. In this review, the recent hi-tech practices that have positive impact on the productivity of guava is compiled and presented Guava (Psidium guajava) is one of the most important commercial fruits in India.