Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Studies on the effect of pruning on growth and yield of old and senile mango varieties
Author(s): PL Rawat and Yogesh Prasad Rajbhar
Abstract: The present study was conducted on 60 years old and senile orchard of mango. Cv Dashehari, Bombay Green, Banarasi Langra and Chausa under ownership of Sri Sanjeev Agrawal at Rampur (Uttar Pradesh). Maximum tree height (8.90m) was noted under in control after six years of pruning; however, it was statistically at par to Vth order. The minimum tree height (7.92m) was recorded under Ist order of pruning. Maximum shoot length (3.67m) was noted under in Ist order after six years of pruning; however, it was statistically at par to IInd order. The minimum shoot length (1.77m) was recorded under control. It narrates that the maximum spread of branches under North and South direction was 7.19m in the Vth order which was statiscally at par to IVth order after six year of pruning. Maximum spread of branches under East-West direction was7.71m in the Vth order which was statistically at par to control. The minimum spread 6.82m) was noted in Ist order after six years of pruning. The minimum fruit yield 127kg was noted during the year 2014 in variety Dashehari which was recorded in increasing order upto IIIrd order of pruning. Then it was observed in decreasing of yield in IVth and Vth order of pruning. Maximum fruit yield (437kg/tree) was noted during 2017; however, it was recorded minimum (174.3kg/tree) under control. Further, it was noted that the maximum fruit yield (650.3kg/tree) was recorded in Banarasi Langra variety at IIIrd order of pruning while it was noted minimum in control of Dashehari during 2017 (Table 6). It further evinces that maximum fruit yield (286.7kg/tree) was noted in Banarasi Langra variety at IIIrd order after six years of pruning; however, it was statistically at par with Bombay Green. A critical observation was recorded that IIIrd order of pruning was found to be the best in accordance with fruit yield in all the varieties.
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PL Rawat, Yogesh Prasad Rajbhar. Studies on the effect of pruning on growth and yield of old and senile mango varieties. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):2869-2873.
