Fruit drop and yield of five mango cultivars in southern Sinaloa.
Guzmán-Estrada C.
Author Affiliation: INIFAP-CIRNO-CESSI, Apartado Postal 85, C.P. 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Abstract : Fruit drop and yields were investigated over 3 years in 5 mango cultivars (Manila, Tommy Atkins, Haden, Kent and Keitt) growing in a 15-year-old commercial grove in Villa Union, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The climate in the area is hot and subhumid, with a summer rainy season, and the soil is an eutric Fluvisol. Dropped fruits/tree were registered weekly starting 20 days after fruit set up to fruit maturity, and the number of fruits harvested and fruit yield were also recorded. The number of dropped fruits/tree for Manila, Tommy Atkins, Haden, Kent and Keitt were 4293, 12133, 3194, 2817 and 2258, respectively. The number of fruits harvested/tree for same order cultivars were 2317, 427, 649, 380 and 264. Except for cultivar Kent, dropped fruit values were statistically different among cultivars in every year. Except for Haden, the number of fruits harvested and yields were also different among cultivars. Most fruit drop occurred 25-50 days after fruit set for all 5 cultivars.