Studies on fruit-bud differentiation in Mango (Mangifera indica).
Palanichamy V., Bhaskar Mitra, Saleh A. M., Sankar P. D.
Author Affiliation: Plant Biotechnology Division, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Research in Plant Biology 1 : 55-67
Abstract : The time of fruit-bud-differentiation in mango is known to be governed by local weather conditions, which varies from place to place. To some extent, it also varies with varieties grown under the same climatic conditions. The knowledge of the time of fruit-bud-differentiation under a particular set of climatic conditions for a given variety would enable the orchardists to schedule the manuring, irrigation and other cultural operations to have better yield. The fruit-bud-differentiation is a crucial event in the growth and development of mango, as it marks the change in partitioning and transport of metabolites from source to sink between the vegetative and reproductive organs which are governed by the growth hormones. The physiological and biochemical factors governing fruit-bud-differentiation in mango have not been adequately studied. Little is known about the role of naturally occurring growth substances and other metabolites involved in fruit-bud-differentiation. Need for such studies is all the more important, since these naturally occurring growth substances are now recognized as important factors controlling the ontogeny of flowering in higher plants.