indian variety pink taiwan cultivation practices

1. Taiwan pink
guava
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By – Anuja vadgave
Date – 27-1-2024

2. Taiwan pink guava
In today’s scenario, Taiwan pink guava
is the most welcoming
& important fruit crop among the
farmers of India.
Because this guava plant gives high-
yielding sweetest fruits.
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Taiwan pink guava plant:
This guava variety came to India 20
years back.
But this plant grafted with many
other guava varieties.
Now, this Taiwan pink guava stands
alone
as a cash crop in zero-budget
farming.
Additionally, it’s the most exported
guava in India.

3. Taiwan guava:
• Taiwan guava is famous for juice preparation purpose.
• Has 4 colors of Taiwan guava such as
Taiwan red, pink, white & yellow-fleshed fruits.
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4. Pink fruit
• This Taiwan pink guava is an
excellent taste variety with
attractive pink flesh and glossy
pale green-yellow skin. Each
guava fruit weighs about 250 to
300 kg. It contains more
Ascorbic acid, low sugar content,
crispy texture & flavorful aroma.
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How to grow Taiwan pink
Taiwan's pink guava plant is perennial
and fast-growing with less maintenance
and care.
Now let us see essential factors for
plant growth.

5. Where to grow
• Not only in the Agriculture field, Taiwan
pink guava can grow well in terrace
gardening, home gardening, or kitchen
gardening & also on large-scale
farmlands.
• In a terrace garden, Taiwan pink
guava plants can grow in Grows
bags of suitable size such as 3*3*3
feet or more.
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Land preparation
Before planting land must be deeply
plowed for at least 3 plows should be
done.
In 3rd plough the land with organic
manure like well-decomposed cow
manure or farm yard manure.
Soil should be fine tilth and well-
drained.

6. Soil for Taiwan pink guava
• It grows well in a wide range of well-drained soil preferably from heavy clay to very
light sandy soil with a loamy crump soil structure. Soil pH can be 4.5 to 6.5 for
high yield.
Planting Season
• This guava plant is a perennial crop planting season is preferably June-
December is the best season to grow the guavas.
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7. Guava spacing
• The Taiwan pink guava standing
plant spacing should be 6m*6m for 1
acre it accommodates nearly 1200
plants.
• For above 2 acres of land the same
spacing is followed for plant to plant.
Row-to-row spacing is 9 ft*9 ft.
• While planting guava plants apply a
small quantity of VAM biofertilizer in
each pit for a nutrient supplement.
Water requirement for guava
plant
• Drip irrigation is the best suitable
method for large-scale guava
plantations. Water requirement
depends on the stage of the crop.
• First irrigation or watering should be
given immediately after planting in
the case of the home garden or
terrace garden and farm.
• Not to make the soil soggy it may
invade root rot. Generally, guava
plants do not require water in the
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8. Sunlight
• Guava plants need full bright
sun light, nearly 8-12 hours
of light for good plant growth.
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Propagation
Done through-
1.Cuttings
2.seeds
3.Grafting
4.air-layering.
Most used method is air-
layering.

9. Week Organic & Bio- fertilizerApplication
Week 1 Azospirillum or Rhizobium
Week 2 Jeevamirtham
Week 3 Muligaikarisal
Week4 Fish Amino acid or Meen amilam
Week5 Decomposer
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Fertilizer application
To maintain good soil fertility & to get high yield
, organic & bio-fertililizer applications should be
followed such as
Additionally, apply vermicompost monthly once
for soil health.

10. Weed control
• Natural mulching is the best way to
control weeds. It includes dried banana
leaves, and dried coconut leaves
covering the soil surface all around.
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Nematode control
Generally, root-knot nematodes
show symptoms such as gall
formation on roots, wilting, and
yellowing of leaves.
To control this application of
biofungicide Trichoderma
viridae, Pseudomonas, Phosph
obacter can be appliled at
regular intervals.

11. Mealy bug control
• Regular individual plant checking should be
done.
• Because Mealybugs are the most serious
pest on guava plants.
• In case of a mild attack forcefully shower the
plants. In case of severe attack, spray cow
urine mixed with asafetida powder.
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Fruit flies control
Next to mealy bugs, Fruit flies are a major pest
in guava. If not seen it will completely destroy
the yield.
To control fruit flies initially the field should be
kept clean, remove infested fruits, and majorly
set up light traps 60 meters above the crop on
the ground to attract flies, moths & beetles.

12. • Pruning
• Trim the old, diseased, matured plant
parts.
• Training Taiwan pink guava plant is
done to get a good framework to
guava plants.
• Not to follow summer pruning because
plants may get summer burn.
• Avoid wounds on the stem while
pruning.
• Probably follow pruning after harvest.
• Tip one back to the young stem
branches to enhance the secondary
branches.
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Intercrop
Guava plant + Slow growing
vegetable crop or Guava plant
+ nitrogen fixing Legumes or
pulses.
Ex. leguminous crops, such as
beans or peas, can increase soil fertility
and promote nutrient cycling. Leguminous
plants replenish the soil with atmospheric
nitrogen by fixing it into the soil.

13. • Harvest
• Taiwan pink guava harvest can be
done when the skin color of the
fruit changes to greenish yellow.
Preferably harvest the fruit in the
month of March- April or July-
August.
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Guava yield per acre
This plant yields 50 to 60
kgs per plant and nearly
9,000 kgs per acre.

14. Storage
• Taiwan pink guava fruits have excellent shelf-life. It can be stored for 15
days without cold storage treatment. And it can be stored for up to 2
months with cold storage for long-term export.
• Last but not least, Taiwan pink guava is the most needed guava variety in
the future. Practice organic methods of plant production for all your plants.
Save soil and Save the planet with green plants!!
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15. THANK YOU….
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