Presence of malformin-like substances in malformed floral tissues of mango.
Zora Singh, Dhillon B. S.
Author Affiliation: Dep. Hort., Punjab Agric. Univ., Ludhiana 141?004, Punjab, India.
Journal of Phytopathology 125 : 117-123
Abstract : Malformin A-like substances were detected in malformed floral tissues of mango at 4 stages of development: bud inception, fully swollen buds, fully grown panicles prior to full bloom and panicles in full bloom. This suggested the involvement of malformin-like substances in the disorder. Spraying with ascorbic acid, silver nitrate, potassium metabisulfite or NAA prior to flower bud differentiation significantly (P0.05) reduced the incidence of malformation and increased the fruit yield.