Vol. 18 No. 1
Evaluation of flowering and fruiting attributes of different mango cultivars in the Chhattisgarh plain under rainfed condition
Author(s): G. Rana, R. L. Sahu, G. L. Sharma and P. Deb
Abstract: The current study was carried out during 2020-21, in Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Fruit Science, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur, (C.G.) India to find out the flowering and fruiting behavior of fruits of various mango cultivars. Maximum total number of flowers was found in Neeleshwari (1,980.97 panilcle-1), male and hermaphrodite flowers were maximum (1323.37 and 657.593, respectively), percentage of male and hermaphrodite flowers per panicles was maximum in Chhattisgarh Nandiraj (88.56% and48.40%, respectively) and sex ratio was highest in Chhattisgarh Nandiraj (7.76). The maximum number of fruit set at a mustard stage, number of fruit set at marble stage, and number of fruit harvesting per panicles was estimated in Neeleshwari (80.04,32.96 and 10.33, respectively). Fruit set percentage was maximum in Baramasi (0.83%) as well as minimum fruit drop was in Baramasi (85.37%) and maximum fruit retention at harvest was counted in Baramasi (14.62%).
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