Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Chavan AR, Wahane MR, Dodake SB, Khobragade NH, Damodhar VP, Galande AV, Jagtap PS, Shinde NS and Thorat AT

Abstract:
The present survey was conducted at Mango Research Sub-Centre, Rameshwar, Devagd under the jurisdiction of Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra during May 2022, where 90 soil samples for physico-chemical analysis and 54 mango samples for quality parameter analysis collected from eighteen mango orchards of Mango Research Sub-Centre, Rameshwar, Devgad. The result revealed that, soils were acidic in nature with low EC due to leaching of free soluble salts and very high organic carbon content. In case of available nutrient status, the soils found to be “moderate” in available nitrogen, “moderate to high” in available phosphorus, low in exchangeable Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ with high amount of DTPA extractable micronutrients i.e., Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu. The quality parameters of mango showed that the total sugar ranged from 13.99 to 15.42 per cent, reducing sugar ranged from 4.00 to 6.10 per cent, non-reducing sugar ranged from 8.65 to 10.33 per cent, titratable acidity ranged from 0.22 to 0.37 per cent, total soluble solids (TSS) ranged from 14.40 to 22.40 ⁰Brix, ascorbic acid ranged from 31.42 to 53.35 mg 100g^-1 and β-Carotene ranged from 1779 to 3440 µg 100g^-1. Mango quality and properties of soil showed both positive and negative relationships, indicating an equilibrium between them.