Studies on phenological behaviour and malformation incidence in different cultivars of mango (Mangifera indica L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study the phenological behaviour and the incidence of malformation in different mango cultivars under western vidarbha region of Maharashtra during the mango season 2017-18 and 2018-19 at the experimental farm of Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS). The results indicated that, the variations were observed in cultivars for the number and time of vegetative flushes, bud bursting and panicle emergence. The maximum number of vegetative flushes (4 flushes) was reported for mango cvs. Pairi and Neelum however the minimum number of flushes (3 flushes) was noted in cvs. Kesar, Amrapali, Mallika, Dashehari and Vanraj. The earliest bud bursting and panicle emergence was recorded in cv. Vanraj followed by cv. Pairi and cv. Amrapali. The least malformation incidence was recorded in cv. Dashehari which was at par with cvs. Mallika, Neelum and Amrapali while it was highest in cv. Pairi.