Abstract:
An experiment was accomplished in the Roof top of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University during the period of July, 2018 to January, 2019 to adopt flower forcing
technology for off season mango production. Four treatments viz. No chemical
application (T
0
), 1g PBZ/L water (T
1
), 0.5g PBZ/L water (T
2
), 0.25g PBZ/L water
were studied in this experiment following completely randomized design with six
replications (CRD). Data on flowering and fruit related parameter were taken and
significant variation was observed with different treatments. Among them, maximum
inflorescence number/plant (8.7), fruit number/inflorescence (4.5), fruit number/plant
(30.8), harvested fruits/plant (8.3), fruit length (11.7 cm), single fruit weight (273.8 g)
and yield/plant (2.3 kg) was found in T
2
treatment whereas maximum days required to
first flowering (100.0 days), minimum inflorescence number/plant (3.2), fruit
number/inflorescence (3.0), fruit number/plant (12.3) recorded in T
3
treatment and no
flowering observed in control. So, it can be concluded that, significant treatment
effects were observed on different parameters and T
2
treatment (0.5g PBZ/L water)
gave best results. Therefore, it can also be articulated that a new flower forcing
technology is developed and it will be potential for off season mango production.
Description:
A Thesis Submitted to
The Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
