Control of tree height, trunk girth, shoot growth and total assimilation in young grafted mango trees by paclobutrazol.
Khader S. E. S. A.
Author Affiliation: Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains B-217, Indira Nagar, Lucknow 226?016, India.
Indian Journal of Horticulture 48 : 112-115
Abstract : An experiment was carried out on 1-year-old grafted mango cv. Dashehari plants during 1986-90. The plants were sprayed to run-off with paclobutrazol at 1000, 2000 and 3000 mg/litre, using 0.1% Teepol as a surfactant, in Sep. each year, from 1987. Growth parameters were recorded each year before spraying. Paclobutrazol reduced plant height, trunk girth, the number of new shoots, internode length and total plant weight; it increased the percentage flowering. The best results were generally obtained with the 2000 mg/litre rate which is therefore recommended for control of tree growth.