Tracking phosphorus patterns in mango (Mangifera indica L.) and possible relations to floral induction.
Reddy S. E., Majmudar A.
Author Affiliation: Dep. of Hort., Gujarat Agric. Univ., Anand Campus-388 110, India.
Fertilizer Research 6 : 225-234
Abstract : Phosphorus concentration was measured in 4 types of mango shoots. The mean phosphorus concentration was highest in laterals from shoots which had either flowered or fruited in the preceding season, followed by young shoots arising in July, laterals from shoots which did not flower or fruit in the preceding season and shoots which did not flower or fruit in the preceding season and having further extension of growth. A higher percentage of floral induction was noted in the laterals on shoots which had either flowered or fruited in the preceding season. The results clearly showed the association of availability of phosphorus with floral induction.