Effect of irrigation on flowering, fruiting and malformation in mango.
Singh C. P., Ram S.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263145, Uttar Pradesh, India.
: 543-545
Abstract : The effect of irrigation on panicle emergence and floral malformation in 16-year-old mango cv. Dashehari trees was investigated in Uttar Pradesh, India. Separate sets of trees were irrigated twice (on 1 and 15 October, 1 and 15 November, 1 and 15 December 1993 or 1 and 15 January 1994). Each tree was supplied with 500 litres of water to the basin at each irrigation. Irrigating in October, November or December adversely affected fruiting without controlling malformation. Irrigating in January reduced the intensity of floral malformation without adversely affecting fruiting.