Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145
Comparative performance of mango cvs Dashehari and Amrapali in high density planting were investigated. Tree density of both cvs was 1600 trees/ha when planted at 2.5 × 2.5 m. Trees of both the cultivars followed a sigmoid growth pattern and Dashehari grew faster than Amrapali attaining tree canopy of 2.5 m diameter in 8 years, whereas Amrapali took 10 years to achieve this growth. Tree canopy was managed to 3m height in Dashehari by pruning starting from 8 years of tree age, whereas Amrapali being regular bearer did not require pruning upto 10 years. Dashehari produced 63 t/ha fruits in 10 years with the annual production of 7.9 t/ha, and Amrapali produced 5.6 t/ha annually. Dashehari fruits were better in quality than Amrapali, besides 18 t/ha higher fruit yield in the first 8 years of fruiting starting from 3rd year. Thus, performance of Dashehari was better in high density planting over Amrapali.
