Pruning modifies vegetative shooting and flowering process in ‘Ataulfo’ mango

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  • María Verónica Santos-Cárdenas Maestría en Ciencias Biológico-Agropecuarias-Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Carretera Tepic-Compostela km 9, Xalisco, Nayarit, México. CP. 63780. Tel. 311 2112478
  • María Hilda Pérez-Barraza Campo Experimental Santiago Ixcuintla-INIFAP. Carretera Internacional México-Nogales km 6, Entronque a Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, México. CP. 63300. Tel. 55 38718700, ext. 84416
  • Gelacio Alejo-Santiago Maestría en Ciencias Biológico-Agropecuarias-Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Carretera Tepic-Compostela km 9, Xalisco, Nayarit, México. CP. 63780. Tel. 311 2112478
  • Circe Aidin Aburto-González Maestría en Ciencias Biológico-Agropecuarias-Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Carretera Tepic-Compostela km 9, Xalisco, Nayarit, México. CP. 63780. Tel. 311 2112478
  • Beatriz Guillermina Arrieta-Ramos Maestría en Ciencias Biológico-Agropecuarias-Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Carretera Tepic-Compostela km 9, Xalisco, Nayarit, México. CP. 63780. Tel. 311 2112478

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i1.3264

Keywords:

Mangifera indica L., anthesis, flower differentiation, vegetative shoots

Abstract

Pruning trees improves light penetration, optimizes production and photoassimilation, and allows harvesting out of season without affecting fruit quality. The objective was to evaluate the effect of the pruning time (T) and intensity (I) on the differentiation and flowering process. Three pruning times: early, intermediate, and late, with two intensities: 50 and 75 cm of trimming, plus an unpruned control were evaluated in a commercial orchard in Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, during 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. The experimental design was completely randomized with a 3*2 factorial arrangement. The variables evaluated were number and length of shoots, bud development stage, percentage of differentiated bud, flowering percentage, and days of flowering delay. The results indicated that, in both cycles, there was a significant effect due to the intensity and time of pruning and due to the T*I interaction on some variables. It is concluded that severe pruning, in the two cycles, regardless of the time, increases the number of shoots per pruned branch by more than 100% compared to the control; in contrast, early pruning in its two intensities increased the number of differentiated buds in both cycles, which led to greater flowering; however, with late and severe pruning, this variable drastically decreased, with percentages between 8 and 19% in the first and second cycles, respectively.

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2025-02-25

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Santos-Cárdenas, María Verónica, Maria Hilda Pérez-Barraza, Gelacio Alejo-Santiago, Circe Aidin Aburto-González, and Beatriz Guillermina Arrieta-Ramos. 2025. “Pruning Modifies Vegetative Shooting and Flowering Process in ‘Ataulfo’ Mango”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (1). México, ME:e3264. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i1.3264.

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