Effect of foliar boron application on panicle growth, fruit retention and physico-chemical characters of mango cv. Himsagar.
Dutta P.
Author Affiliation: Regional Research Sub-Station, Sekhampur, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.
Indian Journal of Horticulture 61 : 265-266
Abstract : Experiments were conducted during 2000-01 at Sekhampur, West Bengal, India to evaluate the effects of boric acid solution, sprayed on the trees to runoff at the late bud swelling stage at 0, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 ppm, on the growth, yield and quality of mango cv. Himsagar. Data were recorded for panicle length, percentage of hermaphrodite flowers, fruit retention, fruit length, fruit breadth, fruit weight, pulp weight, total soluble solids, acidity, total sugars and ascorbic acid. Based on these parameters, boric acid at 3000 ppm was found to be optimum for mango cv. Himsagar.