Effects of age and position on the accumulation of dry matter, sugars and acid hydrolysable polysaccharides in mango (Mangifera indica L.) leaves cv. Dashehari.
Pathak R. A., Pandey R. M.
Author Affiliation: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Progressive Horticulture 8 : 41-50
Abstract : Leaf dry matter content increased with age up to 4 months, and from the base to the top of the shoot. Levels of various fractions of sugars and polysaccharides were highest in 2-month-old leaves, irrespective of position on the shoot. Leaf contents were stabilized in 4- to 5-month old leaves borne on positions 4 and 5 (from the base), and these provide the best indication of the nutritional status of the tree.