International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences (IJAAS)
5thInternational Conference on "Climate Change and Its Impact (CCI 2023)"
International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences, December 2022, 3(2): 90-93
ISSN: 2582-8053
https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3216
Research Article
Special Horticultural Practices for Early Induction of Flowering in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Ratna
R.D. Aghav*, P.M. Haldankar, Y.R. Parulekar, K.V. Malshe and V.V. Dalvi
Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth,
Dapoli, M.H., India
Corresponding author e-mail: rushiaghav1997@gmail.com
(Received: 25/07/2022; Revised: 29/10/2022; Accepted: 13/11/2022)
ABSTRACT
The investigation was conducted at the College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra during the year 2020-21 to assess the special horticultural practices on induction of flowering in mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Ratna. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications and ten treatments viz; girdling on the first fortnight of October (T1), girdling on the first fortnight of November (T2), girdling on the first fortnight of October and November (T3), girdling on first fortnight of October and tip pruning (T4), girdling on the first fortnight of November and tip pruning (T5), girdling on the first fortnight of October and November and tip pruning (T6), tip pruning (T7), removal of new shoots below old shoot (T8), smudging (T9) and control (T10). Removal of new shoots (T7) resulted in early panicle emergence as compared to control. Treatment girdling on the first fortnight of November and tip pruning (T5) exhibited the highest flowering intensity and hermaphrodite flower per panicle. It also maximum fruit set and fruit retention per panicle.
Keywords: Ratna, tip pruning, girdling, flowering, fruit set.