Malformation-induced changes in sex ratio and pollen characteristics of mango cultivars.
Khan F. A., Zaidi P. H.
Author Affiliation: Department of Crop Physiology, ND University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad 224 229, India.
Annals of Agricultural Research 21 : 234-237
Abstract : The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of malformation on sex ratio, pollen viability and germination in 18-year-old mango (Mangifera indica) trees of four cultivars Dashehari, Bombay, Totapari and Mallika. Percentage of hermaphrodite flowers significantly declined in malformed panicles in all cultivars, however, the impact was most severe in Mallika and least in Bombay. Pollen viability and germination were also significantly affected in all the malformed panicles and particularly in open hermaphrodite flowers.