Report on vivipary in mango (Mangifera indica L.).
Jitendra Singh, Chauhan P. S.
Author Affiliation: College of Horticulture and Forestry, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology Campus, Jhalarapatan, Jhalawar - 326 023, Rajasthan, India.
Progressive Horticulture 45 : 381-382
Abstract : Vivipary is of unusual occorrence in mango. In viviparic fruits, seeds germinate inside while still they remain attached with fruits. Such fruits hold normal appeal. If cut exposed, the germinated seeds inside the fruit look very clearly. It has adverse influence on marketing of the fruits. There is need to manage teh environemt to curtail the occurrence of vivipary.