Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Anshuman Singh, Bhanu Pratap, Ravi Pratap Singh and Alok Kumar

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out at Main Experiment Station, Department of Fruit Science, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, (Kumarganj), Ayodhya (U.P.) during the year 2019-2021. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design with four treatments i.e. control (no pruning), light pruning (10 cm from apical end), moderate pruning (20 cm from apical end), severe pruning (30 cm from apical end)in five replications and considering one plants as a unit. The pruning was performed in the first week of August. The observations were recorded physical quality parameter properties of Amrapali variety of mango fruits give the different response of pruning intensities. The fruit size (length and width), fruit weight (g), fruit volume (CC) and pulp: stone ratio were recorded maximum with the severe pruning (30 cm from apical end)followed by moderate pruning (20 cm from apical end) and pulp weight (g), stone weight (g) were recorded maximum with the moderate pruning (20 cm from apical end).