Efforts of the Krishna district horticulture department yielded fruits with farmers raising new horticulture crops or adopting modern methods of cultivation in growing old gardens.

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		</script> </DIV><p class='TableClas'>Crossandra and jasmine were raised in 4.6 hectare and 11.54 hectare respectively on an experimental basis, according to V Madhusudan, assistant director, horticulture. Cultivation of aromatic plants spread to 55.27 more hectares. In all Rs 2.16 crore had been spent in the year for development of these crops. 
</p><p class='TableClas'>He said 75 hectare had been developed under mango rejuvenation (Rs 10.28 lakh) and 20 hectare as mango 

Modern methods boost horticulture

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