Effect of dose and time of paclobutrazol application on flowering and yield of mango.
Shinde A. K., Waghmare G. M., Wagh R. G., Burondkar M. M.
Author Affiliation: Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurle - 416 516, India.
Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 5 : 82-84
Abstract : A field experiment was conducted during 1995-98 to standardize the dose and time of paclobutrazol application on tree canopy diameter basis for regular cropping in 25-year-old Alphonso mango in India. The different doses of paclobutrazol PP333 (0.75 and 1.25 g a.i./m applied as cultar at 3 and 5 ml/m) were applied through soil drenching 60 days before bud break (15 September), 90 days before bud break (15 August) and 120 days before bud break (15 July). Both rates of paclobutrazol applied 90-120 days before bud break significantly increased flowering (68.48-80.60%) and increased fruit yield from 30.03 kg/tree in the control to 92.82-117.87 kg/tree.