Flowering and fruiting behavior of different mango cultivars under Jharkhand condition.
Singh R. K., Singh S. K., Ojha R. K., Singh C.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi 834 006, India.
Environment and Ecology 27 : 2013-2015
Abstract : An experiment was conducted on healthy and bearing trees of 22 years old mango plants during 2002-03 to investigate the flowering and fruiting behavior of different mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars under Ranchi condition. Eleven cultivars were selected for the study in the experiment These were Langra, Bombay, Mithua, Gulabkhas, Zardalu, Dashehari, Sipia, Fazli, Ketaki, Prabhashankar and Mahmood bahar. Langra was kept as check cultiver. Uniform cultural practices were given to all the plants. First flower opening was observed in Mithua (2/1), 100% flowering was found early in Gulabkhas (4/2), minimum period for 100% flower opening was recorded in Fazli (16 days). The check cultiver Langra recorded minimum male flower (74.41%), maximum male flower was recorded in Fazli (85.12%). Maximum perfect flower was obtained in Langra (28.59%). Maximum fruit set was observed in Zardalu (1.02%) and days taken in fruit maturity were recorded to be maximum in Fazli (136.33 days). Maximum fruit length (11.23 cm), fruit breadth (7.46 cm) and highest weight of fruits (220.13 g) were attained by Fazli. Highest volume of fruit (19,530 cc) and fruit yield (1.95 q per tree) were recorded in check cultivar Langra.