Effects of Fruit Thinning Severity on Yield and Quality in ‘Sensation’ Mango(Mangifera indica)

摘要

Four different fruit thinning severities were tested.The thinning treatments were carried out in October before the occurrence of physiological fruit drop.Different parameters were measured(both qualitative and quantitative)and the results compared among treatments as well as to that of the control.The results showed that where fruit on‘Sensation’mango pani-cles were thinned to two fruit per panicle,a significant difference was obtained for most of the quantitative parameters.The fruits of the treatment where one fruit per panicle was retained and50%panicles removed,produced the best results for most of the qualitative parameters.