Studies on the floral biology of healthy and malformed panicles of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Amrapali.
Kundan Kishore, Syamal M. M.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005 (U.P.), India.
Advances in Plant Sciences 17 : 279-281
Abstract : The bisexual and male flowers of mango cv. Amrapali from healthy and malformed panicles were studied using an optical fibre microscope. The percentage of bisexual flowers in the healthy panicles was significantly higher than that in the malformed panicles. Bisexual flowers of healthy panicles showed well-developed superior ovary with receptive stigma and stamens with fertile anther; while those from malformed panicles showed poorly developed multi-locular ovaries, which were functionally male. Pollen viability in healthy and malformed panicles were 93 and 54%, respectively.