Performance of mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties for flowering and yield under high density planting

Abstract

The present study entitled “Performance of mango (Mangifera indica L.) for flowering and yield under high density planting” was carried at Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Belagavi district, Karnataka during the year 2019-2020. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block design with five treatments (Alphonso, Amrapali, Kesar, Mallika and Totapuri) and six replications. Among the treatment varieties, highest number of panicles per plant and panicle length was recorded in Kesar (65.70 and 38.30 cm). Maximum panicle width, number of hermaphrodite flowers and fruit set percentage per panicle was recorded in Totapuri (26.40 cm, 246 and 4.60 %). Highest number of fruits per plant was noticed in Kesar (35.20). Whereas fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per hectare on weight basis was maximum in Mallika (8.76 kg and 14.6 t/ha) compared to other evaluated varieties.