Histological parameters related to dwarfism in some mango cultivars.
Rashedy A. A., El-Kheshin M. A., Allatif A. M. A.
Author Affiliation: Department of Pomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 10 : 216-222
Abstract : The current study was conducted during season 2013 on fourteen mango cultivars namely 13/1, Ewais, Fajri Kalan, Hindi Besinnara, Keitt, Kent, Mabrouka, Maya, Naomi, Alphonso, Sediek, Tommy Atkins, Sukkary and Zebda. Stem anatomy conducted to examine the relation between internal structure and plant vigor. Measurements on stem cross section showed that vigour cultivars had high xylem and low phloem percentage and high number of the large vessels. The interaction between the different histological parameters reflects their dwarfing potential. Stem anatomy indicated that the studied cultivars may be classified according to the growth behavior into three categories Sukkary and Zebda were the most vigor cultivars while Hindi Besinnara, Naomi and Keitt were the most dwarfing cultivars.