Evaluation of Potentiality of Different Mango Genotypes for Flowering, Fruiting and Yield of fruits under the Red and Lateritic Zone of West Bengal

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at mango orchard of Rathindra Krishi Vigyan Kendra, near Palli-Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Sriniketan, Visva- Bharati, West Bengal, during the period of 2014- 2015 to study the potentiality of different cultivars of mango with regards to flowering, fruiting and yield of fruits. Total nine mango cultivars namely, Amrapali, Mallika, Kohitur, Ranipasand, Golabkhas, Bombai, Kohinoor, Enayat pasand and Safdar pasand were selected. One mango tree represents a single replication and each treatment or a cultivar was replicated three times. The observations were recorded as tree height(cm), tree spread(cm), trunk girth shoot length(cm), shoot girth (cm), primary shoot girth (cm), number of panicles per branch, length of panicle at anthesis, full bloom period (days), number of fruits per panicle at maturity, number of fruits per tree and fruit yield (kg/tree). Amongst all the evaluated Cv. Mallika, Golabkhas and Kohinor was found to be superior under the red and lateritic zone of West Bengal. As per the result found these identified cultivar may be considered as a good donor for hybridization programme to evolve the superior varieties and can be recommend for commercial multiplication and production specially under the red and lateritic zone of West Bengal.