Studies on genetic variability in mango (Mangifera indica L).
Singh J., Singh R. R., Yadav G. S., Singh U. K.
Author Affiliation: Department of Fruit and Fruit Technology, Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour, Bihar - 813 210, India.
Journal of Applied Biology 14 : 34-35
Abstract : Genetic variability for 5 traits (yield per plant, cumulative yield per plant, fruit weight, total soluble solids (TSS) and acidity) was assessed in 43 genotypes of mango planted during 1980-81 in Bihar, India. A wide range of variability was observed for all characters, except for TSS. 'Banglora' recorded the highest cumulative yield (1012.28 kg) and yield per plant (95.28 kg), but produced fruits of poor quality. 'Dudhia Maldah' had a cumulative yield of 780.10 kg and yield of 88.54 kg per plant, but had high TSS (20.74%) and low acidity (0.21%). The magnitude of the phenotypic coefficient of variation was higher than that of the genotypic coefficient of variation. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance was observed for cumulative yield and yield per plant.