ISHS Acta Horticulturae 455: V International Mango Symposium
EFFECT OF GIRDLING TREATMENTS ON FLOWERING AND PRODUCTION OF MANGO TREES CV. TOMMY ATKINS |
| Author: | A. José |
| Keywords: | Mangifera indica, flowering, flower induction, potassium nitrate |
| Abstract:
The present work was carried out in Livramento County, Bahia State, Brazil, from January, 1994 to January, 1995. The purpose of the study was to verify the effect of girdling practice on flowering and production of mango cv. Tommy Atkins. The experiment was composed of five treatments of girdling (30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days before potassium nitrate spraying ) and a control treatment (without girdling). From the obtained data some conclusions were drawn: a) girdling mangoes trees 60 and 75 days before potassium nitrate applications resulted in higher percentage of flowering and advanced harvest in 23 days in comparison to control. All girdling treatments showed lower vegetative growth in relation to control. | |
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