Studies on pre-harvest application of nutrients on yield, quality and shelf life of mango cv. Dashehari

The experiment was conducted on mango cv. Dashehari in Horticulture Research Centre, Patharchatta, G.B. Pant Univesity of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. The experiment involved the pre-harvest foliar spray of nutrients at ‘marvel stage’ of mango fruits. The treatments include CaCl₂ @ 1.2 per cent, Borax @ 0.5 per cent K₂SO₄ @ 0.5, Ca(NO₃)₂ @ 1.0 per cent, ZnSO₄ @ 0.5 per cent, ZnCl₂ @ 0.3 per cent and control. The results obtained indicated that the fruits treated with 0.5% borax showed maximum fruit yield, fruit weight, fruit volume, T.S.S. reducing sugar, non reducing sugar and ascorbic acid content. However, the minimum physiological loss in weight was reported in 1.0% CaN(O₃)₂ upto the end of 12^th day.