STUDIES ON WATER BALANCE IN MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) ORCHARD
An experiment was conducted to study the influence of soil moisture on vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting in different mango hybrids and cultivars at Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangaluru during the year 2008-2009. Mango cultivars viz.,Mallika, Arka Anmol, Alphonso and Baneshan were selected.
The study indicated that the highest water storage capacity was found in the cultivar Alphonso (149.81 mm) followed by Arka Anmol (140 mm), Mallika (139.81 mm) and lowest was in Baneshan (138.03 mm). The actual water utilized by the tree was recorded by a water balance technique and it was found highest in the cultivar Alphonso (407.62 mm) followed by Mallika (401.28 mm) and Arka Anmol (389.98 mm), highest total runoff 317.85 mm was recorded in case of Mallika and least 286.98 mm was observed in Baneshan orchard.
Soil water storage had a significant influence on growth, flowering and fruiting compared to actual water utilized by the trees among the cultivars, soil moisture level and atmosphere temperature had a significant influence on number of flowers per panicle. The hybrid Mallika (283.45) was found to have more bisexual flowers and this was least in case of Baneshan (78.00). The percentage of fruit set was higher in Arka Anmol (9.20%) and lowest in Baneshan (7.30%), whereas the fruit retention per panicle was more in case of Mallika (2.2%). The fruits per tree were more in Mallika (150) and Alphonso (145) and lowest in Baneshan (80).
Soil water storage had a significant influence on growth, flowering and fruiting compared to actual water utilized by the trees among the cultivars, soil moisture level and atmosphere temperature had a significant influence on number of flowers per panicle. The hybrid Mallika (283.45) was found to have more bisexual flowers and this was least in case of Baneshan (78.00). The percentage of fruit set was higher in Arka Anmol (9.20%) and lowest in Baneshan (7.30%), whereas the fruit retention per panicle was more in case of Mallika (2.2%). The fruits per tree were more in Mallika (150) and Alphonso (145) and lowest in Baneshan (80).
Kumar K.N., R., Nachegowda, V., Reddy, P.V.K., Rajegowda, M.B. and Janardhana Gowda, N.A. (2015). STUDIES ON WATER BALANCE IN MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) ORCHARD. Acta Hortic. 1066, 129-133
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1066.14
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1066.14
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1066.14
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1066.14
water balance, mango orchard
English