Performance of some mango cultivars in rainfed semi-arid region of West Bengal.
Ghosh S. N., Chattopadhyay N.
Author Affiliation: Regional Research Station, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Jhargram 721 507, West Bengal, India.
Proceedings national symposium on sustainable agriculture in sub-humid zone, March 3-5, 1995. : 173-176
Abstract : The performance of 19 mango cultivars was evaluated under rainfed semi-arid conditions at the Regional Research Station, Jhargram, West Bengal. The cultivar Himsagar was the highest yielder with good fruit size, medium fruit quality and was recommended for commercial orcharding. Cv. Gulabkhas grew the most and was placed second in fruit production with good fruit quality while Safdar Pasand, having average fruit production, good fruit size and highest TSS and total sugar in fruit juice, was placed third for large scale plantation under rainfed farming conditions of the semi-arid region of West Bengal.