1Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
2Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
3Department of Fruit Science, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India
4Department of Horticulture (Fruit science), Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding author: jain64235@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0009-0006-0175-1780)
Paper No. 1084
In recent years, Indian mango orchards have experienced falling growth, which has decreased production and yield. Physiological disorders are one of the main challenges to the fruit industry that cause economic losses globally, along with insects, pests and diseases. Mango growers are attempting to switch their cultivation methods from mango to other crops as a result of losing hope in and interest in mango farms. Physiological disorders include abnormal exterior or interior circumstances as well as atypical fruit growth patterns brought on by abiotic causes such as high or low temperature, moisture content, nutritional and hormonal imbalance, faulty pollination or fertilisation etc. The majority of disorders include multiple contributing causes, such as nutrition and environment, however some disorders are primarily brought on by one component. Therefore, it is important to comprehend the origin of a given problem and how to solve it using a particular management strategy. This review not only explains the physiological problems that affect fruit crops and cause significant losses for fruit growers, but it also discusses the management strategies that will undoubtedly aid the farmers in quickly resolving this issue so that they are able to obtain satisfactory financial rewards from mango cultivation.
• Physiological disorders are one of the major challenges to the fruit industry that cause economic losses globally.
• Physiological disorders include abnormal exterior or interior circumstances as well as atypical fruit growth patterns brought on by abiotic causes such as extremes temperature, moisture content, nutritional and hormonal imbalance etc.
• To understand the underlying causes of physiological disorders in order to implement long-term management strategies to treat the specific disorder.
• The use of various management strategies, such as the application of a balanced fertilizer dose, good agricultural practices, irrigation and weed management, chemicals, use of resistant varieties etc., can be used to overcome the physiological disorders that are a barrier for the production of quality fruit.
Mango, Physiological disorders, Abiotic factors, Management
