Prospects of high density orcharding in mango cv. Amrapali under sub-humid alfisols of eastern India.
Reddy N. N., Mathura Rai, Gangopadhyay K. K.
Author Affiliation: Central Horticultural Experiment Station (I.I.H.R.), Plandu, Ranchi 834010, India.
Journal of Research, Birsa Agricultural University 11 : 183-187
Abstract : In order to work out the optimum plant spacing for the development of a meadow orchard of mango cv. Amrapali, spacing combinations of 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 m between and within the rows were established in 1990. Data were recorded on growth attributes, yield potential and physico-chemical properties of fruits for 3 years (1994, 1995 and 1997). A spacing of 7.5×7.5 m gave the best results in terms of plant height (2.32 m), girth (37.19 cm) and volume (2.54 m³), whereas trunk girth (29.84 cm) and tree volume (1.51 m³) were smallest at 2.5 × 2.5 m. There were no significant differences in fruit yield per plant during 1994 and 1995, but fruit yield per hectare was highest at the closest spacing of 2.5×2.5 m during 1997.