A success story of high density orcharding in mango.
Ram S., Singh C. P., Kumar S.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 263?145, Uttar Pradesh, India.
: 375-382
Abstract : High density growing of mangoes was investigated in an orchard in India using the alternate bearing cultivar Dashehari, and the regular bearer Amrapali, without the use of dwarfing rootstocks. High density Dashehari trees (1333 trees/ha) yielded 238 t/ha compared with 24 t/ha from normal density trees (69 trees/ha) during 16 years of fruiting. Dashehari commenced fruiting at an early age and produced higher yields than Amrapali. Regular bearing and tree growth were controlled in Dashehari by annual pruning soon after harvest, and by applications of paclobutrazol in soil 2.0-2.5 months after pruning. Pruning and use of paclobutrazol decreased floral malformation to 0.2%. Paclobutrazol application was not required for regular bearing in Amrapali.