Fruits & Nuts Passion fruits

[Titus Gostan Makari]

I planted passion fruits but at flowering stage almost all flowers turn yellowish and finally falls. Those that survive to form fruit some insects bite and make holes on them and they finally dry up and fall .what should I do to ensure they produce well.

 

[Peter W]

@Alfred Opiyo any assistance?

 

[Alfred Opiyo]

I planted passion fruits but at flowering stage almost all flowers turn yellowish and finally falls. Those that survive to form fruit some insects bite and make holes on them and they finally dry up and fall .what should I do to ensure they produce well.

@ Titus premature yellowing and flower and fruit fall is possibly due
1. Boron deficiency
2 attack by passion vine hopper
3. attack by fruit flies
For control measures please do a correction by applying fertilizer at this stage as foliar feed containing high levels of Boron
Secondly for the pests above use any pesticides to manage spread of fruit flies or vine hopper especially by using pyrethrine pesticides