Flowering and fruiting in different varieties of mango (Mangifera indica L.) under hard lateritic rocky conditions of Sindhudurg

The mango fruits from Deogad tahsil of Sindhudurg district having high worth in mango market which gain a unique importance as grown in hard lateritic rock conditions. The flowering and fruiting of Alphonso, Kesar, Ratna, Sindhu, Pairi and Goa mankur mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties were studied under hard lateritic rocky conditions during the year 2013–14. The maximum flowering was in Kesar variety (74.00%). In Alphonso variety, deviation in flowering percentage was higher (ó = 24.15) followed by Pairi (ó = 21.50). The longest panicle (37.50 cm) was observed in Ratna and highest panicle diameter (27.60 cm) was in Pairi variety. The highest percentage of hermaphrodite flowers (28.35%) was noticed in Sindhu variety. The fruit retention percentage at harvest was maximum in Sindhu variety (2.08%) followed by Kesar (1.80%). The average weight of fruit was maximum (321.00 g) in Ratna variety. The highest fruit yield (45.1 kg tree⁻¹) was recorded in Kesar variety followed by Alphonso.