Varietal performance of mango (Mangifera indica L.) in terms of physico-chemical and yield attributing characters in vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh

The results showed significant variation in length of fruit (cm), width of fruit (cm), peel per cent, pulp per cent, stone per cent, reducing sugar per cent, non- reducing sugar per cent, acidity per cent, total inverted sugar per cent, T.S.S., no. of fruits/tree, fruit yield/tree (kg) and average weight of fruit (g) among the various varieties. The equally higher length of fruit was noted in Mallika, Fazli and Kakaria followed by Bangalora, Dilsad, Baneshan, while the minimum length was observed in Kelam, Rumani, Himsagar and Dashehari Chhotee. On the other hand the width of fruit was maximum in Baneshan and Fazli, followed by Bangalora and Krishnabhog. Whereas equally minimum width of fruits was obtained from Dashehari Chhotee, Safeda and Kelam. The highest pulp percentage was noted in the fruits of Baneshan, followed by Aswaniya, Mallika, Langra and then Chausa, while the lowest pulp percentage was obtained in Safeda followed by Bombay green. The percentage weight of stone was highest in the variety Bangolara followed by Taimuriya and then Safeda and lowest in Baneshan and then in Fazli. The percentage weight of peel was highest in Dashehari followed by Bangalora and lowest Baneshan and still lower in Shukul, Mallika and Fazli. The maximum T.S.S. was found in Dashehari Chhotee followed by Dashehari and Amrapali, while the minimum was noted in Bangalora followed by Baneshan and Fazli. The titrable acidic acid in the fruits was maximum in Amrapali, Kelam and Dashehari Chhotee and lowest in Kakaria, Rumani and Krishnabhog. Looking to the overall qualitative characters of the mango varieties, Baneshan, Mallika and Fazli were found better in physical properties, whereas, Dashehari Chhotee, Dashehari, Langra, Amrapali and Krishnabhog exhibited their superiority in chemical qualities. The higher yielding varieties under this experiment were Bangalora, Dashehari, followed by lower yielding varieties like Sunderja, Aswaniya, Safeda and Dashehari Chhotee. Whereas, Khirama, Kelam and Himsagar proved as the lowest yielder.