A note on leaf scorching in mango.
Abha Tikkoo, Atul Chandra
Author Affiliation: Regional Research Station, HAU, Gurgaon, India.
Progressive Horticulture 21 : 171-172
Abstract : Studies were carried out in a young orchard of the cultivar Dashehari during 1984-85. Soil samples taken at 0-15,15-30 and 30-60 cm depths were assessed for pH, electrical conductivity, and chloride and sulphate levels. The contents of chloride and sulphate were also assessed in healthy and scorched leaves. In soil, both the chloride and sulphate levels were lowest in the 15-30 cm layer and increased above and below it. In the control leaves, chloride and sulphate contents were 278 and 784 p.p.m., respectively, and rose to 300 and 1206 p.p.m., respectively, in very severely scorched leaves.