Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Something about Mangoes Seeds

Mangoes can easily propagate from seeds. But to ensure good quality, ‘inarching’ or simple grafting is commonly practiced in most states of the country. A shoot from a suitable parent tree is united to a potted seedling. This graft is carefully nursed for about one year and is then planted out in the garden. Here, it gradually grows into a graceful dome-shaped form, and four years after, the tree is ready to bear fruits. The grafted tree bears good fruits for about fifty years. On the other hand, a seedling tree—grown out of a seed—takes about ten years to bear fruits but has a longer fruitive period than the grafted one.
The tree grows well in humid as well as dry climates. Rain, fog or cloudy weather at the time of flowering affect fruit-setting. Similarly, heavy rains during the maturing and ripening of the fruit cases damage to the crop. In South India, the tree starts flowering in December-January while in North India, flowering takes place late—mid February to mid March. After flowering, it takes about ninety days for the fruit of ripen.