Assessing the Flowering and Fruiting Behaviour in Some Important Cultivars of Mango (Mangifera indica L.)
Ravindra Kumar *
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Amit Raj
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Muneshwar Prasad
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Khushboo Azam
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Jyoti Kumari
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Sanjay Sahay
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Samik Sengupta
Department of Horticulture (Fruit and Fruit Technology), India.
Chanda Kushwaha
Department of PP, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur-813210, India.
K. P. Singh
KVK, Katihar, India.
Satish Chandra Narayan
RRS, Madhopur, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Flowering and fruiting behaviour studied in five important cultivars of mango viz. Langra, Bombai, Zardalu, Bangalora and Hemsagar. The bud break, the appearance of 50% flower in panicle and fruit set was noticed in different time among the cultivars. The flowering intensity (%), the percentage of hermaphrodite flower (%), inflorescence shape and colour, inflorescence length and breadth (cm) significantly differed among the cultivars. The fruiting behaviour like fruit set (%), fruit drop (%), number of fruits per tree and fruit weight (g) was also significantly varied among the cultivars. The earlier bud break, the appearance of 50% flower in panicle and fruit set was observed in cv. Bombai and late in cv. Hemsagar during both the years 2015 and 2016. The statistically pooled result of the year 2015 and 2016 recorded the maximum flowering intensity percentage (62.05%) and inflorescence length (27.72cm) was observed in cv. Bangalora, whereas a higher percentage of hermaphrodite flowers (16.55%) and inflorescence breadth (21.00cm) was in cv. Zardalu. In respect to maximum fruit set per cent (2.82%) was found in cv. Hemsagar, maximum fruit drop per cent (97.70%) in cv. Langra, a higher number of fruits per tree (348.25 fruits/tree) in cv. Bombai and maximum fruit weight (490.11g) in cv. Bangalore.
Keywords: Mango, flowering, fruit set.