Effects of panicle thinning on vegetative and blooming behaviour of mango(Mangifera indica L.) cv. Langra

Different types of panicles (healthy, malformed, barren and lately barren)were thinned on different dates to minimize alternate bearing by enhancingearly vegetative growth, and to lessen the intensity of malformation. Earlythinning of all types of panicles increased early flushing in mango cv. Langraand these early flushes bloomed in the next season. Number of flushes wasmore in treated terminals than the untreated ones. Thinning of malformedpanicles followed enhanced flushing and reduced reproductive malformationduring the next year by producing healthy panicles as compared to untreatedones. Thinning of healthy panicles was however, more conducive to increasenumber of flushes of large size, early in the season, as well as blooming inthe next season.