Progressive Horticulture

An experiment was conducted during the year 2012–13 to evaluate the performance of superior hybrids and selections of mango under Tarai Region of Uttarakhand. The sixteen (16) cultivars of mango comprising twelve hybrids, viz., Amrapali, Mallika, Pusa Arunima, Ambika, Arunika, Neeleshan, Neeluddin, Neelgoa, Ratna, Swarna Jahangir, Arka Neelkiran, & Mahmood Bahar and four superior selections, viz., Pusa Surya, Pant Sinduri, Dashehari and Langra were evaluated on the basis of flowering, fruit-set, yield efficiency and physico-chemical characteristics. The analysed data reflected the higher percentage of hermaphrodite flowers in Pant Sinduri (68.52%) followed by Ambika (62.72%) Pusa Arunima (61.66), while, higher sex ratio (1.9) was observed in Dashehari. The higher fruit-set on the basis of hermaphrodite flowers (21.59%) and yield efficiency (4.91 kg m⁻³) were noted in Pusa Surya. The cv. Mallika was found superior in terms of fruit weight (296.25 g), fruit length (11.89 cm), pulp percentage (77.96%) and pulp stone ratio (7.86). The higher TSS (22.99⁰B) and lower acidity (0.13%) were observed in the cv. Neelesham, while the Amrapali registered the higher total sugar (19.47%) and carotenoids (8.89 mg/100 g).