Indian Journal of Horticulture
Year : 2008, Volume : 65, Issue : 4
First page : ( 409) Last page : ( 412)
Print ISSN : 0972-8538. Online ISSN : 0974-0112.

Effect of drip irrigation regimes on growth, yield and quality of mango hybrid Arka Anmol

Kumar Dinesh*, Pandey V., Nath Vishal

Central Horticultural Experiment Station (IIHR), Bhubaneswar, 751 019.

*Corresponding author's: E-mail: dkches@rediffmail.com

Received:  November,  2007; Revised:  July,  2008; Accepted:  August,  2008.

Abstract

A field experiment for drip irrigation scheduling in mango based upon the pan evaporation replenishment rate in five to ten year old trees of Arka Anmol mango was conducted. Four levels of open pan evaporation based drip irrigation schedules (25, 50, 75 and 100% pan evaporation replenishment) and one rainfed plot to serve as control with 5 replications were maintained under randomized block design. The long term experimental results revealed that significantly maximum canopy volume, fruit number and yield were recorded due to daily drip irrigation at 75% pan evaporation replenishment. The fruit quality such as fruit dry weight, pulp weight, peel weight, stone weight and TSS were observed to be improved due to drip irrigation but remained at par with rain fed (control). Maximum fruit volume and soil moisture content was recorded due to daily drip irrigation at 100% evaporation replenishment.

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Key words

Mango, growth, fruit yield, drip irrigation regimes, soil moisture.

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