Studies on horticultural aspects of mango malformation.
Majumder P. K., Diware D. V.
Author Affiliation: Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110?012, India.
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Abstract : Floral malformation, which is common in northern India, particularly in Punjab, gives malformed panicles with mostly male flowers, resulting in reduced crops. The disorder, which has a high incidence on scarred shoots, and is more prevalent in certain cultivars such as Chausa and Bombay Green, is thought to be related to low temperatures during flowering. Application of NAA (200 p.p.m.) in Oct., and deblossoming at bud-burst (Dec.-Jan.) to delay flowering, reduced malformation and gave a 5- to 20-fold increase in crop yield.