Behaviour of some mango cultivars in the greenhouse, under net and outdoors in the area of Chania Crete.
Lionakis S. M., Loxou B. K.
Author Affiliation: NAGREF, Subtropical Plants and Olive Trees Institute, Chania, Crete, Greece.
: 401-406
Abstract : During 1990-95, 12 mango cultivars were grown in the greenhouse, under net cover and outdoors at 3 × 3 m planting distance in Chania, Crete. Data are provided on yields, growth and other characteristics in the fifth year after planting. In this year, the cultivars produced 5.3-31.5 kg fruit/tree in the greenhouse. The cultivar Zill produced 1.5 kg/tree outdoors and 12.7 kg in the greenhouse. Yields of Haden and Keitt under net were 8.5 and 5.3 kg/tree, respectively, compared with 18.3 and 31.5 kg/tree in the greenhouse. The height and the diameter of the tree canopy were 1.5 and 1.8 m, respectively, for Zill outdoors, 1.0-1.7 m and 0.7-1.5 m, respectively, for the cultivars Keitt and Haden under net. The heights and diameters of the 12 cultivars grown in the greenhouse varied from 1.3 to 2.4 m, and from 1.2 to 1.9 m, respectively. The number of flowers/inflorescence varied from 2000 to 5200. The percentage of flowers that set fruit ranged from 0.005 to 0.03, while the percentage of flowers resulting in harvested fruits varied from 0.001 to 0.20 among the cultivars. Harvesting was delayed about 35 days outdoors and 25 days under net compared with harvesting in the greenhouse. According to taste tests, the cultivars were graded from highest to lowest in the order: Irwin, Kent, Haden, Lippens, Palmer, Zill, Osteen, Van Dyke, Tommy Atkins, Carrie, Keitt, Sensation.